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All We Need - Part 7 - Jake 'Hangman' Seresin x Reader

A/N: Sorry guys for the delay on this part. It is a bit shorter than usual and there will probably be 1 maybe 2 more parts to this series. I hope you enjoy it - as always feel free to send through requests or feedback.

A/N2: I have just reposted this it turns out some of the tags were not working so sorry to those who wanted to be tagged and weren't hopefully that is fixed now!!

MASTERLIST

Pairing: Jake "Hangman" Seresin x Reader

Warnings: angst, fluff, spoilers for the mission in the movie, naval inaccuracies, alot of Rooster x reader giving sibling vibes

Sitting in my cabin on the carrier my leg was bouncing up and down it was only two hours until the mission took place. I hadn’t spoken to Jake since last night when I left him speechless on the couch and I had my dad pick me up early before anyone was awake leaving Daisy with a kiss on the forehead. Flashbacks to my conversation with Jake running through my head when the cabin door cracks open to reveal Bradley with a sad look.

“You okay in here Thena?”

“Brad, come in, yeah i am fine”

“Want to try that again?”

“Who told you?”

“Hangman actually, said something about a disagreement last night then said he hasn’t seen you since.” I nod lowly.

“It wasn’t a disagreement I just told him why I picked you and not him.”

“Ah yes he also mentioned that. You do know you are not replaceable to anyone especially not Jake and Daisy.”

“Did you just call him Jake?” Rooster cringed slightly with a laugh.

“That is beside the point, you aren’t. I know we haven’t spoken much since we got recalled but Athena you have to see what we all see, you are Daisy’s mother and Hangman is so in love with you.”

“And you are in love with Phoenix.” Rooster laughed and looked down at his hands.

“Yes I am, how about we make a deal, we both make it through this we tell Hangman and Phoenix how we feel.”

I laugh slightly “you know what, deal.”

“We are going to make it through this aren’t we?” Bradley ask in a sad voice.

“I am going to try my hardest to make sure you do.”

“I love you Y/N, we will get through this.”

“After all we have a few angels looking out for us, I love you too Bradley.” Bradley pulls me into a tight hug and kisses the top of my head before turning towards the door. 

“Bradley! When we are up there, Don’t think, Just do.” He nods and leaves my cabin. I fix up my uniform before grabbing my helmet and heading towards the flight deck, as I get there i can see everyone else next to their planes doing there checks, at the end i see Jake and Coyote getting there planes ready incase we need back up, Jake and I make eye contact, his eyes hold a sad look, I turn quickly to my plane starting to do the checks when i hear footsteps behind me. I turn to see Ice and Mav and Hondo standing there.

“Sirs, can I help you?” Ice doesn’t respond just give me a tight hug followed by mav and Hondo.

“Be safe and come home. We all love you.” Ice says and Mav nods before they turn around and head back to the control centre. 

“You have some people looking for advice Athena.” Hondo steps aside and I see Payback, Fanboy, Bob, Phoenix, Rooster, Coyote and finally Jake right at the back.

“Daggers, some of you may know but after this we are permanently becoming a squad, therefore whatever happens up there today, we stick together and we have each others backs to make sure everyone comes home. And if by some miracle we pull this off, beers are on me.” They all cheer at the laugh statement and start hugging each other. Phoenix and Bib hug me before we hear the announcement that we are to be taking off in less than 5 mins and that kills that laughter before we all look at each other before heading back to our planes. I climb into my jet Hondo following me up.

“I don’t like that look Athena.”

“Its the only one I have Hondo.”

“Mav only says that when he is about to do something dumb.” I laugh and so does he.

“Look after them Hondo, for me.”

“Always,” i nod it was one of the things i lkked about Hondo, he was a realist and never tried to pull the whole everyone will make it back speech. “you know everyone compares you to Ice but you really do have the best of your Dad, Ice and Mav, so fly like that today okay.” I nod as i start to close the canopy up.

“Dagger Three Up and ready” i hear Phoenix say through coms.

“Dagger Spare Up and ready.” Jake comes through next followed by Payback and Rooster. I take a deep breath.

“Dagger One, up and ready.”

“Daggers ready on catapult awaiting command approval.” I hear control centre thorough the comms, then we hear Cyclone.

“Send them.” With that we are launched off the carrier and get into formation, after descending below radar level, i give the all clear to release the tomahawks looking up as they fly above us. 

“Daggers into attack formation, enter point in Tminus 30secs, 2minute 30 second on the clock - entering now.” I press the timer on my dash as i hear the others confirm they have to as we enter the canyon. As we fly at pace I can hear in the comms that rooster is falling behind.

“Rooster you have to pick up the pace.” I yell into my comms

“Come on Dad talk to me.” As I am about to respond i bear Mav come through the comms.

“Come on kid, dont think just do.” Suddenly Rooster picks up the place as i fly under a bridge speaking into the comms to warn the others.

“You with me Phoenix?”

“Right behind you Athena.”

“Popping up in 10secs be ready on that laser Bob.” 

“All system check, Laser is a go.” Bob responds.

“Popping in 3,,,2,,,,1” i suddenly feel the force on my body as we pop up and level out heading towards the target, as Bob confirms he has a lock to the target  I drop my missiles and pull up on the joy stick, crushing weight of gravity as the G-Force gets stronger, i can hear the heavy breathing of Phoenix and Bob.

“Stay with me Phoenix, Rooster status.” I say through laboured breaths,

“Nearly there Athena. Fanboy have the laser ready.” I hear Bob yell that we had direct contact, simultaneously with Fanboy saying there is something wrong with the laser. He is going back and forth with Rooster until Rooster said he was dropping blind. I levelled out when i saw smoke in the air from the SAMs.

“Here they come guys, SMOKE IN THE AIR.!” I yell. With that chaos ensures everyone screaming at each other where the SAMs were coming from and what direction to break, i saw rooster with two SAMs behind him.

“Deploying counter-measures,,,SHIT I am out of flares.” I hear Roosters panicked voice through the comms.

“Rooster Evade Evade!” I yell back at him as i see he has come up behind me, without hesitation i pulled the throttle back soaring over the top of Roosters jet releasing the flares I had left before i felt an all too familiar jolt of a missile hitting the back of my jet and before i know it I am burning in plummeting towards the snow as I reach down below me and pull the ejection handle, quickly followed by the string to deploy my parachute before blacking out as i land in the snow.

Icemans POV

Everyone let out a sigh of relief when we heard through the radio the Rooster had hit the target. The mission had been successful. I hear Cyclone mutter under his breath now they just all had to get home. I looked at Maverick who look as nervous as i felt listening to our pilots yelling directions at each other in order to avoid the SAMs. I held my breath when I heard Rooster saying he was out of flares with two SAMs on his tail. I looked at Mav as we heard Athena yelling at him to evade, and i felt like i was about to pass out when Roosters voice came through the comms.

“ATHENA NO!!” Rooster screams

“D-dagger one is down” I hear Phoenix say her voice breaking slightly “I repeat dagger one is down”

I stumble backwards sitting down on the chair behind me looking at Maverick who has tears in his eyes, Hondo has his head in his hands and Cyclone and Warlock are speechless, before we can even really process one of the operates reports that there are bandits incoming, and Cyclone is telling them to come back to the carrier, like ringing in my eyes i can hear Rooster argue that they should go back for Athena and cyclone argues that they aren’t losing anyone else. A silent sob leaves my chest when i hear Jake through the comms

“Dagger Spare request permission to fly cover and search and rescue.” Hoarseness in his voice indicating that he too probably has tears streaming down his face like me and Mav who both are yet to say anything outloud.

Cyclone shakes his head at Jakes request. “Negative spare, daggers return to the carrier.”

“Sir, what about Athena.” Hondo says his voice slightly shaky.

“There is nothing we can do for her, not in goddamn F-18s” he shakes his head “I won’t lose anyone else today.” We all look down understanding his position.

“Rooster, don’t do it, she is gone.” We hear Phoenix over the radio.

“I am not loosing her, not today.”

“ROOSTER!!” We look at the screen to see Roosters jet going in another direction before hovering for a few seconds then disappeared on the screen much like Athena’s had done minutes before. Now Mav sat down next to me head in his hands.

“We certainly raised dumb stubborn kids.” I laugh slightly but can’t form a sentence, I pat Mav on the shoulder before walking out of the control room towards the flight deck. 

When I get to the flight deck I can see Jake sitting against the landing gear head in his hand and I go and sit next to him.

“We lost them both.” Jake looks up shocked.

“What do you mean both?”

“Rooster went down as well, I think he went back for her and got shot down.” Jake let out a sob as I wrapped my arms around him.

Y/Ns POV

I jolt awake in the cold snow and unclip my parachute before I turn around and hear the sound of a helicopter approaching. At first I thought that it may have been search and rescue then I saw their guns point towards me, without hesitation I start to run and I dive behind a log, accepting that this may very well be the end of me and I start to think of my parents, my dysfunctional aunts and uncles and finally Jake and Daisy and I smile at the thought they will be my last thought until I hear an explosion and look up to see that the helicopter is spinning out of control and there is one of our jets hovering, then I see smoke in the air and the jet tail is hit, I let go of the breath I was holding when I see a parachute land a few hundred meters away from me in the woods. I start sprinting towards where I saw the parachute land, as I get closer I see Rooster wrapping up his chute.

“Rooster, are you okay?”

“Athena, I am fine.”

“Good” I say as I shove him back into the snow. 

“What the hell Athena?”

“Me what the hell! You are meant to be back on the carrier by now Rooster what the hell were you thinking!”

“Mav taught us not to think, plus I made a promise to make sure you came home!”

“YOU WHAT! Who the hell made you promise that.” Rooster just raised his eyebrow at me “Jake of course, well news flash Rooster now we are both stuck!”

“They will send search and rescue.”

“No Rooster, they won’t, we have landed to far into enemy territory for them to risk it.”

“It is good to see you alive Athena.” “You too Rooster, you too.” I gave him a hug as I pull back I give him a look.

“I don’t like that look.”

“I think I have an idea, follow me.” After a walk we are perched on the top of a hill looking at the demolished airbase that our tomahawks took out earlier that day, I grab a mini telescope looking to see if there is any planes undamaged, “Bingo.”

“You have got to be shitting me Athena, a F-14”

“Hey Mav shot down 3 MIGs I one of those.”

“We don’t even know if that bag of ass can fly.”

“Only one way to find out.” I say as we start walking across the base towards the plane, Rooster pointing out people coming near us so we start to run to the plane. Once we get there I start explaining to Rooster what to do as I climb in the pilot seat, sighing with relief as it starts up and Rooster climbs into the back seat. 

“Do you even know how to fly this thing Athena.” “Rooster I knew how to fly one of these before I knew how to drive a car.” He just nodded as we got onto the taxi way, I look over to see the runway is completely destroyed, I start putting the wings out when I hear a panicked voice from behind.

“Why are the wings coming out Thena?” I ignore him as I push down on the throttle the plane speeding up as I do. I can hear Rooster stressing behind me. We gain speed quickly and just before the end of the taxi way i pull up of the throttle the plane jolting up along with it the landing clipping the ruin of a building snapping off.

“Get us in touch with the ship Rooster.”

“Any clue how to do that Athena?”

“Uhhh circuit breaker 2 I think.” 

“Thena there is over 300 switches back here”

“Figure it out Rooster it is in you blood.” I hear him mumble a complaint before his panicked voice breaks through again “tally two low Athena”

I tell Rooster to put down his visor and pull his mask up as the other planes pilot starts to make hand signals I barely recognise.

“What is your plan here Athena?”

“I don’t know yet, have you turned your beacon on?”

“Yeah I turned it on as soon as we were airborne.”

“I want you to punch out Rooster and then the ship will send search and rescue for you”

“And what about you huh? What are you going to do?”

“Rooster…”

“No Athena, if you think for one second that I am going to punch out and leave you to draw them away with a dog fight you are extremely wrong.”

“Rooster, you have to make it back.”

“Then do some of that pilot shit Athena, cause I am not leaving my sister to die up here.” I sigh heavily.

“Alright then, its a dogfight.”

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All We Need - Part 6 - Jake Seresin x Reader

A/N: Here is part 6! It may be a while before part 7 but I will try my hardest to get it up as soon as possible. As usual any feedback or request please let me know x

Masterlist

Pairings: Jake "Hangman" Seresin x reader

Warnings: Angst, Fluff, Naval inaccuracies, Medical inaccuracies, Mentions of Death, Mentions of the Mission from the Movie.

Jakes POV

I couldn’t believe I was sitting here again, next too a hospital bed but this time it was my best friend not my daughter. I look at her face as she lays there cuts on her face and eyes closed the past 3 hours running through my head like a horror movie.

“No, i didn’t see a shoot, send a rescue team control, Athena is down.”

I felt my heart plummet at Coyotes words, they hadn’t seen a shoot, Athena was gone, i was broken out of my trance by Rooster punching the wall and Fanboy dragging him out tears streaming down both there faces.

“Return to base, recovery team has been deployed.”  I feel frozen still staring at the radio Payback taps me on the shoulder and gets me to stand and we head to the locker room where Rooster Fanboy Phoenix Bob and Coyote are all sitting on the benches tears streaming down their faces. I nearly fall over as Phoenix jumps up and runs to give me a hug which i return. We all take a seat sitting in silence for what felt like an hour before Harvard crashes through the door.

“They found her.” He says out of breath and all our heads shoot up to stare at him. “Guys, shes alive!” 

We had never moved so quick across base to the hospital where we were greeted with Ice Sarah Penny Mav and Athenas parents all with tears. I stumble back into Rooster thinking she had taken a turn for the worst when Y/M/N came up and wrapped me in a hug.

“She is gonna be okay Jake, they said there is bruising but no breaks which is a miracle considering how late they think she open the parachute they just have to wait for her to wake up to test for a concussion.” I make the hug a little tighter at the news she is going to be okay. 

“She got her shoot open” I whisper slightly relieved it wouldnt be the first time a pilot has gone down and the other pilots just hadnt seen it i felt Athenas mum nod before looking me in the eyes. 

“Of course she did Jake but wouldnt be her if she hadnt scared us into thinking she hadnt”

“Family of Y/N Benjamin?” The doctor yells coming into the waiting room and we all turn to look at her.

“She has been moved to a room, and should be just fine, back up and flying I imagine with the next day or two. You can go and see her now.” Everyone nods following Athenas parents to the room where she was laying still unconscious. Once everyone saw her they started filing out most saying they would come back when she was awake to see her until it was just me and her parents.

“I will leave you two with her can you call me when she wakes up.” I didn’t let them respond before walking out of the room when I hear a voice behind me.

“Are you really going to leave?” I spin to see Y/M/N standing behind me.

“The doctor said only family was allowed to stay.”

“And what is it that you think you are Jake?”

“I didn’t want to intrude I know she must have scared both of you.”

She walks up to me placing a hand on my cheek.

“She did, but we didn’t listen to her go down, I really think she would like you to be there when she wakes up.”

“I can’t I need to pick up…”

“Daisy is fine she is with Amelia at the moment and Tom and Sarah are going to bring her here when she wakes up.”

“She nearly died.” I say in a whisper tears streaming down my face.

“But she didn’t Jake, she alright you heard the Doc she will be back flying in no time.”

“That is what scares me, it means she will still fly this mission, we might still lose her.” I lift my head to look at Y/M/N whose eyes are glistening with tears.

“I know sweetheart but we could lose any of you every time you get in those planes, its her job and she is stubborn like her father”

“How are you not scared that she might not come back.”

“I am terrified that she won’t, I always am and this mission has me more terrified than ever because I have 3 children who I love dearly flying it.” I tilt my head in confusion. I knew she was talking about Y/N and Rooster.

“I love you as a son as much as I love Bradley as a son. I am scared for you and him as well. Now go sit beside my daughter she will be a lot happier to see you when she wakes up than me and her dad.” I nod and head back to the room where Y/D/N is sitting and i move to the chair on the other side of the bed and grab her had squeezing it tightly.

I am broken out of my thoughts when I feel a squeeze in my hand and bolt upright to see Athenas eyes flutter open.

“Ouch” she whispers hoarsely and I let out a snort.

Y/N POV

“Trust you to be unconscious for 3 hours and wake up saying ouch.” Jake says with a small laugh under his breath

“Jake,” 

“How you feeling Peaches?”

“Like I just fell out of the sky.” There was a laugh that comes from door way and I look over Jake to see Y/D/N and Ice.

“Sweetheart, you did fall out of the sky.” Y/D/N spoke all moving further into the room. “Dad, Uncle Ice where are Mom and Aunt Sarah?”

“They are in the cafeteria with Daisy and Maverick, they will be up shortly.” I nod and look at Jake who is still staring at me tears welling up in his eyes by the second. I gave his hand a quick squeeze.

“So how close was it?” I whisper, I could have sworn I heard Jake mumble ‘too close’ under his breath but Ice spoke louder.

“The other pilots couldn’t see your shoot, we all thought you were gone. When they found you, you were unconscious but obviously alive. Gave us all one hell of a scare.”

“I am sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry, we are all glad you are okay.” Dad says before I hear the sound of small footsteps enter the room.

“Mama!” Daisy yells and jumps onto the bed causing me to wince slightly as she wraps her arms around my ribs, confirming there was rising from the shoot.

“Daisy be careful.” Jake says as he goes to pull Daisy off.

“She is fine Jake,” He looks concerned so I grab his hand again, “Hey, I am okay, I promise.” He nods and squeezes my hand as Mum and Aunt Sarah walk further in the room also checking on how I am going. After about an hour the doctor came in and ran some final tests before telling me that I was going to be discharged. Everyone starts to file out of the room after giving me careful tight hugs until it is just myself, Jake and Daisy.

“Mama Thena, come home?” She says with a smile and eyes glistening with tears I bend down to meet her eye level Jake moving so his hand was in the missile of my shoulders .

“Yeah baby, we are going home.” Her smile becomes wider making me smile and pull her into a hug before releasing her and standing up.

“Come on Daisy, we need to get to the car so we can go home.” Jake says picking her up and placing his hand on the small of my back leading us towards the door of the room and to the reception desk I walk forward slightly to speak with the doctor.

“You are all clear to leave ma’am, all the paper work is finalised, just remember if you can try to stay out of the plane for a couple of days. Try your hardest to take it easy.”

“Thanks Doc, I will keep that in mind.” I say with a nod before walking to Jake explaining what the doctor had just said.

On the car ride home I sent a group text to the squad giving them an update on how I was going. Other than the occasional question from Daisy which we would both answer it was quiet, and I let out a small sigh as we pulled into the driveway. Jake gets out of the car and opens my door before moving to the back door to get Daisy who had fallen asleep not that long ago, as he picks her up and locks the car I move towards the house front door to unlock it. I open the door as Jake follows behind, tilting his head towards Daisy’s room, I follow them down the hallway stopping in front of my bedroom door as I watch Jake walk through Daisy’s door. I finally walk into my room and through to the bathroom and took of my shirt off, I turn to look in the mirror and look at the bruising around my ribs from the pull of the ejection I also inspect the bruising on my shoulder and cuts on my face. I hear a quiet knock on the door and grab one of Jakes old shirts that was hanging on the back of my door to cover up the bruising before opening the door to see Jake standing there. 

“I just wanted to check on you before we went to bed.”

“I’m okay Jake you heard the doctor, just a few cuts and bruises, I didn’t even have a concussion.” Jakes nods, “Do you want to stay in here tonight?” He nods again and moves to what has quickly become his side of the bed, so quickly I don’t see the tears in his eyes. I turn the light off and head over to the bed, Jake rolls over to pull me into his chest but stops out of fear of hurting me. Instead of saying anything I grab his hand that is hovering over my waist and move closer into his chest.

“I am not so breakable Jake, I promise.”

“You nearly were today.” I hear him say with a sniff I grab his hand and hold it tightly as we both drift off to sleep. I woke up a few times through the night when I would accidentally knock my bruises, however I was lucky to not startle Jake who still had hold of me. 

My alarm clock went off at 0530 as it does every morning and I felt Jake stir next to me as I sat up. 

“What are you doing?” “Going to have a shower and get ready for work.” That seemed to grab Jakes attention as he sat upright.

“You are NOT going into work.”

“Yes Jake, I am I need to be there, Doc said I cannot fly but I can still train you guys from the classroom.” Jake didn’t respond and just got up from the bed and walked out. After getting ready I walked out to find Jake, Daisy and my Mom at the kitchen table. Jake looked up quickly and then turned away as soon as I made eye contact. 

“Jake, I will meet you on base, I need to debrief with Cyclone and Warlock after yesterday.” I don’t give him time to answer as I walk out the door and too may car. As I arrive on base I head straight to Cyclones office where I see him Warlock and Mav waiting inside. I knock on the door and wait to hear cyclone telling me to come in.

“Athena, thank you for getting her early how are you after yesterday?”

“Fine, thank you sir, ready to be back in the air.” He nods.

“The mission has been moved up we are leaving tomorrow morning, you will need to select the teams once we are aboard.” I nod as I glance at Maverick who is also wearing a nervous look.

“Further, we are changing the mission parameters.”

“Sir, we can’t if we do our planes won’t stand a chance.”

“It is a risk.”

“Sir with all  due respect is it a risk you are willing to take you will loose 6 of your best pilots.”

“We are risking them if they cannot fly the mission with it’s current parameters.”

“Sir,,,”

“Athena, this is an order that is not up for debate. Dismissed.”

“Yes Sir.” I say as I turn to leave the room Mav following behind me. “Mav, they cannot change the parameters if they do no one will come home.”

“You heard them Athena, orders are orders.”

“Bullshit Mav when have you ever been one to follow orders.”

“I cannot disobey, if I do not even Ice would have the power to keep me from being discharged.”

“You may not be able to do anything Mav. But I sure as hell can.” I say with a smirk.

“I don’t like that look Athena.”

“Well Mav it is the only one I got.” With that I turn and walk away.

Jakes POV

We are all gathered in the class room waiting for Mav and Athena to arrive, chatting amongst ourselves, I know she thinks I am mad at her and partly I am her complete disregard for the fact that she nearly died yesterday has me on edge. Suddenly the class room doors open and Cyclone walks into the room all of us standing to attention as he does Warlock Mav and Hondo take a seat at the back of the class room. Cyclone nods for all of us to sit down and starts explaining that there are new mission parameters. We all look at each other nervously a few times butting in to ask why this was happening when suddenly the screens behind him started flashing that there was a plane in the air.

“Who the hell is that?” Cyclone says.

“Athena to Range Control, Entering point Alpha, confirm green range.” I look across at Rooster who is wearing the same shocked look as me then I look back at Mav who is wearing a grin of pride.

“Uhh Athena, Range Control, green range is confirmed, I don’t see you scheduled for an event today.”

“Well I am going anyway.” I look across at Coyote who is also smirking as I hear Phoenix whisper a quite nice under her breath. I look around and everyone except myself and Cyclone look happy about what she is doing. Then her voice breaks me out of my thoughts 

“Setting time to target 2 mins 15 seconds.”

“2:15, that is impossible.” I hear Payback say in disbelief.

“Not when you fly like Athena.” I say at the same time as Maverick.

“Athena is inbound.” Suddenly the room is dead silent as we watch the screen, keeping a close eye on the timer and on the picture of the jet, I can hear her breathing heavily through the radio and grunting every now and then on the sharp turns probably as a result of the belt against her bruises. As the timer hits 30 seconds and she goes to pop up we all start moving forward on our chairs. I see Bob and Phoenix stand as she gets target lock, I start to get more nervous as I see she is pulling over 9gs on the pop up. With 2 seconds left the clock stop confirming a direct hit, with that we all jump out of our chairs, and we hear a few holy shits, I spin to see Maverick smiling and even warlock does a small fist pump.

“Maverick.” Cyclone says in a stern voice making all of us go silent and look at him, “Continue with the old mission parameters. I need to speak to Lieutenant Commander Benjamin.” Maverick stands and walks to the front and nods as Cyclone leaves the room.

“That can’t be good.” Coyote says to me, then Maverick starts splitting us into pairs to fly the course on old parameters, stating we only have 24hrs to get this right.

Y/N’s POV

I smile as I land my plane and jump down onto the tarmac, when I hear footsteps behind me.

“You are damn lucky that worked Athena.”

“I know, but he was going to change the parameters and no one including me would have come home. How made do you think Cyclone will be.”

“Made until he sees that you did somewhat have permission for that.” I smile and finally face Uncle Ice who is wearing a huge grin. We suddenly turn as we here Cyclone call out behind us.

“Well Athena, you are lucky you are team leader or I would have you up on charges, actually I may still put you up on charges for stealing a plane.” He yells before stopping and stuttering slightly, “I-Iceman, I apologise I didn’t see you there sir.”

“It’s quite alright Cyclone, but Athena did have permission to do that flight test.”

“Sir, whose permission?”

“Mine.” 

“Yes sorry Sir, I didn’t know.” With that he turns to walk away.

“Thank you for having my back Uncle Ice.”

“You didn’t give me much choice sweetheart you stormed into my office and demanded a plane and that I told Cyclone I gave you permission, and I honestly think you are scaring then your mother and my wife combined.”

“Thank you anyway, the squad needed to see it, they need to be ready we leave tomorrow.”

“Do you know who you are selecting.”

“Yes sir I am going to tell them this afternoon, that way they have tonight to let it sink in.” Ice nods at my response.

We make our way into the classroom where we are greeted by Maverick wearing the biggest grin. “Don’t you smile Pete, I know damn well you gave her that idea.”

“I did no such thing, Sir.” Ice rolled his eyes at the response, “How did she get you to sign off?”

“Have you ever been on the end of her wrath?” Mav shakes his head “Well that is how, she is down right scary our girl.” Maverick. Hondo and I laugh at Ices response as Maverick begins to go into detail about how the pilots are going up in teams. 

By the end of the day, every single pilot had successfully completed the course. Apparently my motivation flight worked. As they all start to gather into the classroom most of them give me a pat on the back or a hug congratulating me on my flight, after all while I may have convinced Ice to let me fly once after that I was confined to the class room on ‘doctors orders.’

“Please everyone take a seat.” I start as everyone takes a seat, “As you know we leave tomorrow at 0600 sharp, because of that I have made the choice to select the teams today in order for them to prepare. The two foxtrot teams will be Phoenix and Bob, Payback and Fanboy.”

“And your wingman?” Mav asks as I take a breath.

“Rooster.” I see Jake and Jays face drop slightly and I can tell they are disappointed. “Everyone is dismissed for the day we will see you tomorrow.” With that everyone stands up and leaves the room nodding as they do. 2 hours later I am walking through the door of the house where I am greeted with Jake on the couch slumped forward.

“Jake you okay?”

“Why would you pick Rooster? I should be up there with you?”

“I couldn’t have you up there.”

“Why I am the best pilot there next to you.”

“I know, but what about Daisy if this mission were to fail with both of us on it. I can’t have you up there because I know that you will not leave me behind.”

“Of course I wouldn’t, but neither would any of the team.”

“Jake, if something goes wrong, Rooster will follow orders so will the others you wouldn’t and I cannot risk both of us not coming home to Daisy.”

“But you will risk you not coming home to her!” He yelled.

“YES JAKE!”

“WHY?!”

“…because I am replaceable to you and her.”

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All We Need - Jake Seresin x Reader - Part 5

A/N: Part 5 for the Hangman x Reader series, sorry it took so long life has been crazy! I hope you all enjoy, hopefully the next parts will go up quicker! As always any requests or feedback is always welcome. xx

MASTERLIST - PART 4

Pairings: Jake "Hangman" Seresin x Reader

Warnings: Angst, Fluff, Mentions of Death, Navy Inaccuracies

When Daisy was released the day after her operation Jake and I had to work out how to look after her and continue training. Cyclone wasn’t happy with what we worked out but he also wasn’t going argue with Iceman, when he was told we would both be doing half days, Jake there in the mornings and me there in the afternoon, until Friday, I was sitting at the table at 0730 Jake was in his uniform me and Daisy were still in our PJs when there was a knock at the door. I looked at Jake confused as he stood up to go answer it me and daisy following close behind. As the door swung open I saw my Mom and Sarah standing there.

“Mom, Aunt Sarah, what are you doing here?”

“We are here to pick up Daisy for the day.”

“What, but we still have one more day of split shifts.”

“Y/N, Tom says you are both needed on base no arguments.” I nod at Sarahs comment, I may have been confused but I wasn’t one to argue with Uncle Ice.

“Do not just stand there go and get ready.” My mom scolds and I just nod before heading to the bathroom to get ready. It only took about 15 mins for me to get ready, when I was finally dressed with my hair pulled up in its usually bun I walked out to hear Jake trying to explain to Aunt Sarah and Mom how to help Daisy.

“Jake, Honey, I raised one kid and helped your Mamma raise you and your 3 sisters and Sarah raised 3 boys, we know what to do okay.”

“I know Mrs. Y/L/N, I am just worried.”

“I know, Honey now stop fussing and go see where that daughter of mine is.” I decide at that I should make my presents known.

“I am right here Mum, stop telling Jake what to do, Jake do you want to go start the car I am just going to talk to mum and Aunt Sarah.” Jake nodded giving Daisy a kiss on the forehead before walking out the front door towards the car. 

“Mum, Aunt Sarah, thank you for looking after her, now I know you both know what you are doing, but if anything happens you call me, not Jake.”

“Sweetie, wouldn’t it be better to call her father?” Aunt Sarah asks.

“No, I know what we are doing at training, I have completed the course this course 100 times already, and successfully, I need Jake training all day today, because god forbid I have to pick him for this and he can’t fly the course. He needs this training more than me.” I felt tears welling up in my eyes and my mum and aunt Sarah move forward and hug me.

“Everything will be fine now, go Jake and the team are waiting for you.” I nod and walk out to see Jake waiting in the truck and I jump in the passenger seat.

“Everything good?” I nod as Jake begins the drive to base. We finally arrive and head to the hanger where the squad is gathered, as we walk in the whole room goes quiet, I know why they all go quiet and look at us, the bags under our eyes having gotten larger due to the stress we have felt through the week. I walk to the front where Mav, Cyclone, Warlock and Ice were standing and Jake takes his seat next too Coyote, I nod to Mav, who starts explaining the mission parameters. As he explains the low flying time constrained mission I see the worried faces of the squad.

“Sir, can this mission even be flown successfully.” Mav’s breath hitches and before he can answer I start speaking.

“It can be, I have flown this course successfully but it will not happen in one day it took me nearly 48 hours of consecutive flying and I didn’t have to worry about a wingman, so today you guys will be flying the course in different teams and you will most likely fail every time but that is why we are here training and training you all so that before this mission you will fly it successfully and come home.” The whole squad nods and Mav dismisses them sending the first pair to their planes and the rest to the rec room. 

“Why did you tell them they will fail Athena?” Mav asks in a low voice with slight anger behind it.

“Because they needed to hear it Sir, you have put an elite squad together who probably haven’t have a failure since graduating Top Gun, and they will fail this course but if they go in knowing that, it won’t be so disheartening.” Mav nods but I can tell that wasn’t the answer he wanted.

I sat in the class room next to Mav as we watched groups of pilots go up one after the other with no luck of anyone succeeding the course, the next up was Rooster with Phoenix and Bob. As they start flying they look on track to reaching the target, “Well Mav we may have a successful run,”

“He is flying too slow.”

“I know but at least he will make it, then we just have to work on making him faster.” Eventually they finish having made it to the target but 1 minute late, soon after that we see them land and walk towards the rec room. 

“Lets rope ‘em Thena, go over their runs.” I nod and stand to walk towards the rec room I see them all sitting on the couches talking amongst themselves except Jake and Coyote who are looking at some pictures on the walls.

“Squad, listen up,” I announce and see them all sit a little straighter and look at me, “You are required to be in the class room in 5mins, so lets hustle.” They all stood up and walked I looked at Jake and Javy who had a smirk on their face. “Whatever you two are thinking do not do it, understood.” They don’t say anything as they just walk out. As I make my way back to the classroom I see everyone taking there seats as Mav pulls up the first pairs run, and starts to critique it, yelling at the pairs every time what would they tell the others family every time he asks I see the squad flinch everyone thinking of their own loved ones. Finally we get to the run the Rooster made it to the the target. Rooster and Mav start arguing with each other, which I more or less blocked out until the last moment.

“It is not the plane sir, it is the pilot!” Rooster yelled

“Exactly!” Mav yelled back, Rooster looked at him stunned, and I was to stunned to speak until Jake spoke up.

“You’re too slow, don’t you get it, a pilot flys like Maverick on this mission or they don’t come home.”

“What does that mean?” Rooster replied

“Come on I can’t be the only one who knows he flew with your old man,” there is was I thought speaking up in hopes to stop Jake. “Hangman, enough” I say.

“And I can’t be the only one who knows Mav was flying with him when he…” Before he could finish the sentence Rooster launched out of his chair at Jake, Mav and I soon followed me to grab Jake Mav to grab Rooster, the rest of the squad following to prevent a fight.

“Enough Hangman.” I say pushing him backwards into Javy’s arms. He looked down at me the rage slowly fading as he saw the anger on my face. “That is enough for the day Coyote take Hangman outside to cool down, Phoenix take Rooster to do the same! Everyone else dismissed.” I yell as everyone started to walk away I yelled again, “Lieutenant Seresin, you will report back here in 20 mins, understood.” He turned to look at me sadness and regret on his face “Yes Ma’am” he lowered his head and walked out of the door.

“Well handled Athena.” Man says to me.

“He shouldn’t have brought up Goose, Mav, but what he said was true.” Man looked at me wanting me to explain my statement. “They need to fly like you to come home from this.”

“No, Athena, they need to fly like you, you fly like me that is true, you take risk most pilots are too scared to make, but you also fly like Ice you stay calm in tough situation and always that the smartest approach, but more importantly you fly like your old man, you never leave your team behind and you fight tooth and nail to make sure everyone comes home. You are the one they need to fly like, that is why you were picked for this team, you got the best of all three of us.” I nod feeling a tear in my eye.

“We need to make a team Mav, after this Hangman, Coyote, Rooster, Payback, Fanboy, Phoenix and Bob, become our permanent team here, we need to make them one.”

“I know, any ideas?” I nod with a smile. “Athena, do you think they can handle that.”

“Rooster and I created it when I was 12 Mav, I think they can handle it.”

“Okay then, Dogfight Football it is.” Mav and I finish working out when we will get the squad together to play football, when Jake walks in still dressed in his flight suit head hung low, my relaxed demeanour changes as I tense up, Mav looks between us and mumble a quick goodbye as he leaves the room.

“Y/N I…”

“Sit down Lieutenant.” Jake straightens up and takes a seat mumbling a ma’am under his breath, “you were well out of line in there, to bring up Roosters father and to bring up the worst time in your commanders life, losing his wingman, do you know how stupid and disrespectful that was.”

“Athena I didn’t…”

“Let me guess, didn’t mean it to be offensive you just want to get under Roosters skin push him to do better, well newsflash Hangman, that is not your job, you are here to train and to make sure that you and your team come home. Why don’t you leave the training to me and Mav.”

“So you can train us to come home, like Loki!” I take a step back in shock and look at Jake whose face changed from anger to regret at his own words, “Y/N I’m…..” I cut him off as my palm connects with his cheek.

“Lieutenant you will apologise to Rooster and Mav by Monday or you will be out of the running to be selected for this mission, I need a team up there not someone who antagonises a team.” I don’t give him a chance to answer before I walk out of the room and to the change room, I thought I was alone as I punched the closed locker and started to cry, when I suddenly feel arms around my shoulders.

“Geez Athena, what the hell happened I have never seen you cry.” I look up to see Phoenix with a concerned look,

“Phe, I am sorry I didn’t realise you were still here.”

“Thena don’t worry about that what the hell happened.” I look at her before I start spilling my guts before I can even stop myself I start telling her about everything, Loki, the concern for the current mission the stress of Daisy being sick and most recently the argument I just had with Jake.

“Bloody Hangman, trust him to say something stupid, do you know what I think we need, a night at the Hard Deck, just us girls.”

“That sounds amazing, let me get changed into some plain clothes.” She nodded, I quickly went and showered and got changed before we headed to Bobs truck, after Phoenix filled him in on the events and plans he offered to drive us so us girls could ‘let loose’.

Jakes POV

I stood still in shock after Athena had slapped me and yelled at me.

‘Boy, I hope to hell I heard wrong and you did not just throw Loki in her face.’ I hear an angry stern voice behind me and spin to see Iceman with a dangerous glare looking at me.

“I didn’t mean too” I say in a low whisper, I hadn’t meant to say that to my best friend but after the week we had I was stressed and after failing the course and having Mav shout at us asking what we would tell our wingmans family I snapped at Athena. 

“You seem to be doing that a lot Hangman.” 

“Mav told you”

“He didn’t i heard everything.” I nod and sit down.

“Ice how do i make it up to her i just threw her dead wingman in her face.”

“Start by saying sorry and then go from there and explain to her why you snapped and what you are scared of.”

“I am not scared.”

“Yes you are Jake, i think you are scared you might lose her on this mission.”

“Is it that obvious?”

“It is to me and to Mav, that is the reason he is not mad at you, we are all scared someone won’t come back from this, and it terrifies us that it will be her because she won’t allow it to be someone else.”

“If everyone is so worried about that then why are we sending her up.”

“Because you know as well as anyone she is the only one who can fly it.”

“I can’t lose her Ice, neither can Daisy, she cannot lose the person she thinks of like a mother.”

“You need to tell her, i saw her and Phoenix talking about heading to the Hard Deck, so Daisy can have a sleepover this weekend while you guys work it out.”

“I couldnt ask you to do that while she is still recovering.”

“Boy, we raised a village of kids she will be fine, plus Sarah and Y/M/N have been doting on her all day they won’t complain about having her longer.” I nod with a small smile thinking about how spoiled my child is right now, as i stand in turn back to where Iceman is sitting.

“Why aren’t you mad at me Ice, after what i said.”

“I am but, i know we say dumb things when we are scared of losing the person we love.”

“I don’t…..” I stop as i see Ice raise and eyebrow.

“Thank you Sir.” He nods and i run off to the shower, by the time I have showered and get to my truck after talking with Mav, having an eerily similar conversation the one I had had with Ice it had been about two hours since I had seen Athena and I headed straight to the hard-deck, what i was not expecting to see was Athena and Phoenix standing on our regular pool table screaming Taylor Swift songs at the top of their lungs while Bob laughed and filmed the two. I laugh and shake my head as i head towards the bar.

I noticed Penny wasn’t behind the bar which was unusual until i felt someone smack the back of my head.

“Want to tell me why my niece was crying when she got here and has had more shots then I can count and is now on my pool table?” I turn to see Penny with an eyebrow raised.

“Would I am an idiot suffice.”

“I guess it would, Mav already told me what happened. You are lucky you are not buying a round for the whole bar.”

“But…” Penny smiled i may not have been buying a round for the bar but there had to be a catch.

“But you are paying for all the drinks Phoenix and her drink.” 

“I think buying a round for the bar would be cheaper.”

“Make it right Jake, she cant stay mad at you for long but you still gotta make it up to.”

“I know, but there is something i have to do first. Can i grab 2 beers” Penny nodded and handed me the two beers and i make my way over to Rooster who is watching the two at the pool table.

“Rooster, do you mind if we talk.” He nodded and we headed out to the balcony of the hard deck.

“What do you want Hangman.”

“To say sorry, if you can believe that.”

“I don’t think it is me you need to apologise to, she told me what happened.”

“And i feel awful about it Rooster, I should never have brought up your father, and I shouldn’t have brought up Loki.”

“So what are you going to do about it Bagman?”

“I don’t know, also why do you care this is meant to be me apologising to you.”

“You said you were sorry, I haven’t forgiven you yet sure but right now it is about getting her to forgive you.”

“Again, why do you care I would have thought you would be happy we aren’t talking after all she is your sister and you hate me.”

“I don’t hate you, I don’t like you that much but I don’t hate you, besides she is happy when she is with you and when she is with Daisy. That’s all a brother can ask for is it not.” I nod at his statement and we both turn around to look at Athena and Phoenix on still on the pool table looking care free. I see Rooster light up as he looks at Phoenix.

“So when are you and Phoenix gonna stop dancing around each other and admit you both love each other?” I ask Rooster with a smirk until he retorts.

“When are you and Athena.”

“Touche” I say as we clink beers. We are out there for a little bit longer when we here the bar door swing open.

“Roo,” I hear Athena behind us and I spin “oh hi Hangman, didn’t know you were here.” I falter a little at the use of my callsign,

“What’s up Baby Ice?” Bradley responds with the nickname the ’86 squad adorned her as Ice became more protective.

“Phoenix and I are ready to go and by that I mean, Bob is currently holding her hair back, the last tequila shooters didn’t sit well.” At the notion of Phoenix being sick Bradley took off running in the direction of the bathrooms.

“Idiots.” Athena mumbles as she walks across to stand next to me looking out at the ocean.

“What are you calling them idiots for?”

“They don’t know that they are in love with each other.” I laugh at her comment.

“Athena, I am…”

“Don’t say you are sorry Jake. Not right now.”

“Why not?”

“Because, I am not far behind the state of Phoenix and I don’t think I will remember any of this night come tomorrow morning.” I look at her as her head drops forward.

“Okay I think I can see Rooster taking Phoenix and Bob home” I stop mid sentence as I see Bob also walking funny and swaying trying to keep up with Rooster. “Y/N did you two get Bob drunk?” She just laughed and nodded at my question causing me to laugh, as I look at Y/N she suddenly sways and I catch her as she falls and pick her up bridle style.

“Okay, time to get you home as well.” I walk to my truck waving to Penny as we leave her just holding a thumbs up, knowing she was giving me permission to come back tomorrow to ring up the tab for the girls. I put Y/N in the passenger seat and run around jumping in the drivers seat.

Y/N POV

I rolled over noticing I was in my bed and vividly remembering Jake carrying me to in last night after bringing me home from the Hard Deck, I looked at the clock seeing the time was on 0830, I sat up groaning and rubbed my eyes when I heard movement on the other side of the bed I turn to see Jake laying in the bed next to me.

“What the hell Jake!” He sat up with a start looking very confused. “Why the hell are you in my bed.”

“Why are you shouting at me, you didn’t want me to leave last night so I didn’t”

“Well I want you to leave now, I am still mad at you.” He nodded.

“I know I was going to apologise last night you told me not to because you wouldnt remember” i sighed and rubbed my eyes vaguely remembering having that conversation.

“If you make me coffee and breakfast I will listen to what you have to say.” I don’t think I had ever seen Jake move so quickly and I let out a little laugh before a groan as the thud in my head came back. I quickly ran to the bath room to tie my hair up and brush my teeth I look down at the top I am wearing with my flannel short noticing it is a shirt of Jakes from his last deployment which made me smile a bit. I made my way out to the kitchen where Jake was starting some pancakes, I sit at the bench where there is already a cup of coffee sitting.

“Why I am I wearing your shirt?” Jake jumped at the sound of my voice confirming he had not heard me enter the kitchen.

“Uh…you kind of threw up and got some on your other shirt, it was the first shirt I could find.” He said sheepishly.

“Remind me to not do tequila shooters with Phoenix again.” Jake laughed at that comment. We continued to make small talk mainly about Daisy and how spoilt she would currently be staying with the array of grandparents while Jake finished the pancakes. As he started to dish them up we moved to the small dining table and started eating. Jake stops half way through one and looks down.

“Peaches…” I falter at the nickname I only ever hear when talking to Jakes family, one that Jake himself hasn’t used since flight school, he used my call sign or my real name, unlike Jake, I liked being called by my call sign so much my family will call me Athena. “I cannot even begin to say how sorry I am for yesterday.”

“Which part Jake you said a lot yesterday.”

“You know which part..”

“Loki…” I say in a small voice.

“I should never have brought him let alone throw him in your face saying you didn’t train him well enough and I should not have blamed you for his death like that.”

“But, you were right.”

“What?” Jake says in a shocked panicked voice.

“It is my fault he didn’t come home, it should have been me that got shot down but instead it was him, I didn’t have his back.” Jake moved from his seat to kneel next to me moving me to face him as he grabs my cheek that has tears rolling down them.

“No.” He said in a stern voice “It was not your fault Y/N. I read the report, you were fighting off two of them you could not have done anything to help.”

“Then why do I feel like it is my fault.”

“Because you haven’t lost a wingman before Y/N and you are always the one making sure everyone else is coming home that now you have lost a wingman you don’t know what to feel, and it will not get better but it will get easier and I should have never used it against you when you are feeling like this, I can understand if you can’t forgive me but please know how sorry I am.”

“I forgive you Jake, I forgave you yesterday, I know the amount of stress that everyone is under at the moment, and I know we all say dumb stuff we don’t mean when we do that.” Jake pulled me into a tight hug which I returned.

“Now lets eat, Mav sent a text asking everyone to meet at the beach this afternoon for a team bonding exercise.” It brought a smile to my face and Jake groaned out an oh no.

A few hours later

“Dogfight football” I say loudly and Rooster looks at me with a huge grin. “Offence and defence at the same time, Mav is going to split the teams” I heard a collective groan from everyone.

“Team 1: Rooster, Hangman, Pheonix, Bob, Coyote, Payback, Fanboy and Athena, Team 2: Halo, Fitz, Omaha, Harvard, Yale, Iceman, Zeus and me.” I look at Mav with a perplexed look and spin to see uncle Ice and my dad walking down to meet the group, mum, Sarah and Daisy following close behind until she sees me and Jake standing next to each other. She runs into Jakes arms the two of them hugging before she requested to be handed to me to give me a hug.

“UNCLE JAVY!” She screamed in my ear, so I placed her down and she ran too Coyote who picked her up spinning her around in the air.

“And our referee, Hondo and Daisy will be helping him.” Everyone laughs as Hondo picks up Daisy and put her on his shoulders.

As an hour goes by dogfight footy has started to get very competitive between the squad and the teams had started to blur everyone just wanting to have fun. I look at Mav with a look that says we have been successful in creating a team between our squads. Daisy has retired to sit with Aunt Sarah and Mum as well as Penny who has come down from the bar to watch “the game” but we knew she was really just here to watch Maverick.

We were caught up with the game when we heard a scream come from Daisy. The whole team immediately stops to look in the direction only to see Daisy being thrown over Jays shoulder with him sprinting towards the ocean, pretending to throw her in though being very cautious not too as she was still healing, standing next to Phoenix and Halo we all start to laugh when we see Rooster Fanboy and Jake share a look very similar to the one Ice, Dad and Mav were wearing. 

“Jake, no! Halo Phe RUN!” I scream and we all take off in different directions Fanboy chasing Halo, Rooster chasing Phoenix and Jake taking off after me, Mum Aunt Sarah and Aunt Penny seemed to pick up all of them also taking off being chased by their respective partners. I heard all of them screaming as they got caught Jake still trying to catch me when I suddenly feel his arm around my waist and I get hoisted up over his shoulder. I look around to see all the females in the same position getting carried towards the water.

“Jake, let me go.”

“Sorry Peaches no can do”

“Jake I mean it put me down!”

“As you wish” he says and I can here the smirk in his face as he drops me in the water submerging my entire body. As I surface I see Halo Phoenix Mum Sarah and Penny all resurface as well all the boys wearing proud smirks, we share a look and hear a few of them mumble an oh no as we all spring to our feet and tackle the boys into the water wiping the smirks of their faces. As I tackle Jake he holds onto my waist dragging me down with him and doesn’t let go even after we surface.

“Feeling better Peaches.”

“I don’t know Hangman I think I am mad at you again.” I say saying using his callsign with a smirk on my face. “Take that back Peaches that is not my name to you.” I shake my head still wearing a smirk, when suddenly Jake loosen his grip on me and starts to tickle me, I start squirming and manage to break free sprinting to where my dad is standing with Ice screaming help as I run closer, for a split second they were concerned until they saw the smile on my face and Jake chasing after me. I am hiding on the middle of the and miss the look that they shared and all of a sudden Ice grabbed my ankle and dad grabbed me under my arms, and started swimming.

“No! Dad Uncle Ice please no!” They laugh as they then let me go launching me into the water. I surface to see Rooster, Phoenix, Jake, Mav, Ice and Dad laughing and clutching their stomachs.

“I hate all of you” I say with a serious face until I join them in the laughter. We all then headed up towards the beach to where our bags were. I started looking for my towel when I suddenly felt it wrap around my shoulders looking up to find Jake smiling down at me giving me a quick kiss to the top of my hair. We dried off and Penny decided to close the HardDeck so the we could have a “family” BBQ. After a few hours I was sitting speaking with Mum Aunt Sarah and Aunt Penny, watching Rooster Payback and Fanboy dote over Daisy with a smile on my face when I catch Jake looking at me whilst in conversation with Ice and Dad. I feel a tap on my shoulder and see Mav standing there signalling to have a chat in private.

“Uncle Mav, what’s up?”

“You have to pick the teams this week, just got a message from Cyclone the missions been moved up. I sigh looking down before looking back into the bar, where Daisy is now on Roosters shoulders while he plays piano and everyone is singing and laughing and my face drops to wear a sad look, what I didn’t notice was that Jake and my dad had seen my change in demeanour.

“They aren’t ready yet.” Mav nods.

“I know we are going to run the whole course Monday, you are gonna be up in the air to intercept them.” I nod in response, “come on lets go back in.”

“You go Uncle Mav, I will meet you back in there.” He nods and returns to the bar.

“You know I haven’t seen that look on your face since we told you Ice was sick.”

“Dad. I didn’t see you there.” I say wiping my cheek as I spin to where he standing. He sees this and drags me into a tight hug.

“What’s wrong sweetie.”

“The Mission, it has been moved up.” He nods moving next to me to look at the ocean, “I am guessing Uncle Ice told you how dangerous it is.”

“He did, and you know too so what is wrong you have flown missions like this before.”

“But not with my family. Cyclone has told me I need to pick a team from the members being posted here next to be a permanent squad.”

“The navy as grand and good as it is doesn’t care much for that does it.” I shake my head.

“I am not picking Jake, I cannot risk both of us being on that mission I cannot do that to Daisy, which leaves me with Rooster and Coyote, Rooster is my brother how can I do this to him, and to Carole and Goose. How can I do this to Maverick.”

“You don’t have a choice sweetie, and non of them will or would have blamed you for this decision. You need your wingman up there.” I nod, “Is there any other reason you are not picking Jake besides Daisy, from all I have heard he is the best pilot there besides you and Mav.”

“I can’t trust him up there Dad, I need someone that won’t do something stupid if something happens to me.”

“Nothing will happen to you.”

“Dad be realistic I know that everyone is saying that but when have we ever been unrealistic with each other, someone isn’t coming home from this, and I will not loose another wingman.”

“You are right doesn’t mean any of us are willing to believe it, we all know what you would do, but you have a family to come home to, and I am not just talking about me and your mum and aunts and uncles, Jake and Daisy need you too.”

“They don’t not as much as they think, look at them,” we turn to see them all laughing and having fun, “Daisy has her village just like I did with your squad, nothing bad will happen to her.”

“She needs you too Y/N, to her you are her mother.”

“But I am not, and when Jake finally settles down that person will take that role.”

“For someone so smart you can be so dumb sometimes you know that, maybe you do take after Ice a little he was like this with Sarah.”

“What do you mean?”

“You will work it out love. But for now lets make the most of the time before the mission, and get back in there before your mum send a search party.”

“Thank you dad I love you.”

“I love you to sweetie.” With that we walk inside and I walk up slipping beside Jake who throws his arm around my waist looking down at me with a look that asks if I am okay I just nod as we turn back to where Daisy is now on Bobs shoulders as they dance with Phoenix, Rooster still on the piano.

After a few more hours, Daisy begins to get tired so Jake and I head home, all the drama of yesterday forgotten and forgiven with the family filled day that we had.

The next morning, I hear my door crack open and hear a set of little feet start running toward my bed.

“Mama, Daddy cooked pancakes.”

“Did he baby, well best we go eat them before he eats all of them on us.” I say scooping her into my arms and walking toward the kitchen where Jake is putting pancakes on the table.

“Pancakes two days in a row, you sure you didn’t do something stupid again.” Jake rolls his eyes causing me to laugh as I set Daisy down and Jake moves a plate of pancakes infront of her. As I sit next to her and Jake takes his normal seat on the other side I see the look in his face wanting to ask what I was talking to my Dad about last night. As he goes to speak, I beat him to it.

“So I don’t know about Princess Daisy, but I think this would be a perfect movie day, what do you say.” Daisy nodded excitedly as she ate her pancakes.

“Well guess I should go pick out some movies.” Jake says with a smile. After we cleaned up breakfast all three of us moved to the couch to watch movies about 4 movies in and after dinner daisy started drifting off to sleep. Jake moves out from where I am curled up under his arm and picks Daisy up and moves her to her bedroom.

“I feel like we have had this conversation before but are you going to tell me what’s wrong.” I hear from behind the couch indicating Jake had returned.

“You will find out tomorrow when we get to work.” Jake nods and walks around the couch to stand in front of me, he picks me up walking towards my bedroom.

“What are you doing?”

“Bed time if the princess has to go to bed so do you.” With that he throws me on my bed and I squeal glaring at him and he lays down on the bed next to me, like muscle memory I curl into his side resting my head on his chest and he pulls me tighter and places a kiss on my head as I fall asleep.

It was now late in the day and we had been running course after course with still no one having flown it successfully within the needed time frame. I sigh as Rooster, Payback and Fanboy land. 

“Mav this isn’t working. They need to be quicker.” He nods.

“I think it is time you go up there act as an enemy craft on the way to intercept.”

“Yes sir.” I move to my jet and run into Rooster and Hangman on my way. They give me a nod as I continue to the tarmac.

“Ma’am!” I turn to see Jake, “Be safe up there we are all getting tired.”

“Thank you Hangman.” I say with a bit of a wink. When I am in the air I finally catch up to Coyote Phoenix and Bob, when I here Bob panic as I come onto his radar.

“Blue Team, you have been spotted by an enemy aircraft.” I can hear them talk amongst themselves as they decide to continue with the course to the target, as they get to the target they drop their missile and miss the target as they pull up I get tone on Phoenix and Bob.

“Phoenix, Bob, that’s a kill, level out.”

“Copy Athena.” I hear Phoenix reply, I look to see Coyote still gaining altitude. 

“Coyote, level wings….Coyote respond…..Oh my god he is in G-Lock.” I say with a panicked tone before moving my jet to try and get a lock on his plane, “come on give me tone.” I say as I see him losing altitude, I here my missile lock tone and scream his name and at the last second he pulls up and levels out next to Phoenix.

“That was close.”

“Yes it was Pheonix, alright enough for the day let’s head back” I say popping up in front of them. We are flying back when I suddenly feel my plan jolt and something hit the canopy. 

“BIRDSTRIKE!”

JAKES POV

I feel my heart plummet as I hear Athena yell birdstrike. I look at Rooster as we listen to the radio.

“Right Engine is on fire, extinguishing now. Anyone else hit?” I hear her working through the process.

“We are clear Athena.”

“Great throttling up left engine is still spinning restarting it.”

“Athena you’re on fire don’t start…” I hear Bob yell with panic in his voice.

“Shit, extinguishing left engine, losing altitude.”

“Punch out Athena you cannot save it.” I hear Coyote yell and I feel like I am going to pass out when I feel Payback hand on my shoulder Fanboy doing the same to Rooster.

“Trying to restart engines.”

“Athena Punch Out. Eject. Eject.” Phoenix screams through the radio.

“Shit, Ejecting! Ejecting!”

“Coyote did you see a shoot?” I hear Bob ask panic evidence in his voice.

“No. I didn’t see a shoot. Send a rescue team control, Athena is down.”

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All We Need - Jake Seresin x Reader - Part 4

A/N: sorry for the delay on this part I had writers block, it is a bit shorter but hopefully the next one will be longer. (it is a bit of a filler chapter) but helped with the writers block! as always any requests or feedback is always welcome.

Masterlist

Pairings: Jake 'Hangman' Seresin x fem!pilot!Benjamin!Reader

Warnings: Angst, Hospitals, Fluff, Naval Inaccuracies

I held tightly to Daisy as all four of us moved from the tarmac into the hanger.

“Javy, Jake and I are going to Daisy to the change rooms, can you let Mav and Ice know?”

Javy nodded at me before taking off towards the rec room. Jake and I continued to the change rooms, when we got there I sat her down in front of my locker both Jake and I crouching in front of her, seeing tears streaming down her face we share a concerned look before Jake starts to speak.

“Sweetie, do you want to tell us what is wrong?” She shook her head and pointed to her the right side of her tummy. “Sore tummy why didn’t you tell Ice and Sarah.” Jake continues to ask and I move my hand to her forehead which has since gone pale, I nearly retract at the heat radiating off at it. I interrupt Jake “we need to get her to the base hospital now Jake.” As Jake moves to pick her up she starts crying more and looks at us like she is going to be sick, Jake scoops her up quickly as we sprint toward the base hospital. 

“What are you thinking here Y/N?”

“Appendicitis Jake.” That prompts Jake to run even faster as we reach the hospital we run through the doors of the ER section, I quickly run to the front desk and explain the situation as doctors rush out to put Daisy on a stretcher and they wheel her through the doors to the surgery Jake and I running after her until the nurses stop us pushing us towards the waiting room. As the nurse disappears through the door I hear a sob behind me as I still stare at the doors where they took Daisy, at the sound I spin around as Jake falls into my arms burying his head in my neck.

“Jake, hey, it is going to be okay.”

“What if we didn’t get here in time or there are complications.”

“You cannot think like that at all okay, she is going to be perfectly fine okay.” Jake nods and holds me tighter before we are interrupted by a squad of aviators all with concern written across their faces, huffing and puffing. Javy moves first to hug Jake who accepts the hug without hesitation.

“Why do you guys look like you booked it across base?” Phoenix speaks up for the group.

“We saw you running and looking concerned so we followed, plus we want to meet the little munchkin.” 

“Did Coyote explain.”

“Don’t worry he didn’t go into detail just that she was Jakes little girl that you and him helped raise and I believe his exact words were - the world is Daisy’s we all just live in it.” There is laughter from the back of the group and everyone turns to see Ice and Mav giggling, they stop as soon as we see them staring and I raise an eyebrow causing Ice to stutter slightly.

“The ’86 top gun squad use to say the same about Athena, maybe she has learnt more from you than you realise.” He moves to hug me as Mav moves to Jake and gives him a hug. “So do we know what is wrong.” Jake shoots me a look that I know all too well if he tries to explain it he will break into tears.

“She should be heading into surgery if she isn’t already, appendicitis is what they think it, but all we can do is wait. You guys really do not have to wait around if you don’t want to.” Every nodded at the final statement and moved to the closer group of seats where they could all fit, Javy, Jake and I are the only ones still standing, stunned, we weren’t expecting anyone to stick around, I mean sure I was close with all of them, but as fair as I knew they severely disliked Jake and over the whole two days we had been recalled he hadn’t made much of an attempt to become friends with any of them. To my surprise it was Fanboy that spoke up.

“Don’t look so shocked Athena, we may not be Jake’s biggest fan but we are a squad and we are there when we need each other.” We cast a quick smile to everyone and move to sit, as Jake sits in a chair I elect to sit on the floor between his legs his hand began stroking my hair, I didn’t miss the looks I got from Rooster and Phoenix but ignored it instead taking a deep breath and leaning further back into Jakes touch.

It felt like we had been sitting there for hours when Payback broke the silence with a sincere and interested tone. 

“So Jake, do you want to tell us how you ended up raising Daisy with Athena and why this is the first time any of us are hearing about her.”  The rest of the squad turned to look at us as I shifted my position between his legs to make eye contact and gave him a nod of support.

“As some of you know, Athena and I grew up together and did everything together down to joining the Navy. As you all also know especially back then I used to sleep around a lot, well I had a one-night stand with a girl and nine months later I was woken to a knock at the door and the next thing I knew I was a father with full custody of a two week old child. I called Y/N, who came over helped me figure out what to do and we moved into her house and have been somewhat co-parenting for 5 years.”

“But Athena isn’t her mother.”

“No.” I say at the same time Jake responds with “Not biologically.” I look at him and feel tears well in my eyes which I quickly blink away.

“How did you manage that and both of you being in the Navy?” Rooster asked.

“It takes a village, normally we are lucky and get different deployments, but we have help from Javy, Ice, Aunt Penny, my mum and dad, Jakes and sisters when they can.” The group settled back into silence before Bob spoke up again.

“If its okay with you we would like to meet her.” I smiled and nodded at him before looking at Jake who looked shocked again.

“Ummm yeah, of course, if that’s okay with her.”

I stand and head towards the vending machine, I didn’t realise Jake got up and followed.

“Y/N,” I turn and look at him, “Its been an hour how long will this take.”

“I don’t know Jake, I really don’t.” My voice breaks slightly and Jake pulls me into a tight hug. “We need to speak about Daisy calling me Mom.”

“I know, I mean I would be lying if I said I wanted her to stop but you really are the closest thing she has.”

“But I am not her mother Jake,” 

“But you are Y/N, in every way that matters.”

“She doesn’t have to stop but she has to understand that if you meet someone that I may need to step back.”

“That isn’t happening anytime soon so we can explain it later yeah.” I lift my head to make eye contact before pressing my head back into his chest.

We are pulled out of our hug hearing the doctor walk through the door.

“Family of Daisy Seresin?” Jake and I both move toward her, Javy, Ice and Mav close behind, “she is going to be just fine, you were right bringing her here the appendix was close to bursting, for now she is still asleep but if you want, Mom and Dad can go sit with her, room 212.” We didn’t bother correcting her just thanked her and raced towards the room.

Third Person POV (Back with the Squad)

The squad watched as Athena and Hangman ran towards the room Phoenix spoke first. 

“They would make a cute couple.” 

“Ew, Phoenix, that is my sister and well Hangman.” The whole group laughed at Roosters response.

“Well squad, I think we can take the rest of the day off now, go to the Hard Deck relax, back up in the air tomorrow. Javy can you…” Mav started.

“On it Sir, I will get them some clothes fill them in on tomorrow.”

“Just get them clothes, be there for your niece, I will talk to them about tomorrow.” Javy nods and heads towards the car. As the rest of the group started to make their ways to the door of the hospital they were stopped by a frantic voice calling out to them, they spin to see a disheaveled Hangman.

“Hangman what are you doing you should be with your daughter.” Rooster spoke.

“I just, I wanted to say thank you, I know you don’t like me but Y/N and I we appreciate you being here for us, and we would love for you to meet her when she is feeling better.” Bob walks up in front of Hangman, and pulled him into a hug.

“We will always help out especially with family. I think your daughter has just gained a crazy lot of Aunts and Uncles.”

“Bobs right Hangman, we are here for you and for Athena.” Phoenix continues. Everyone gives Hangman a hug before exiting the hospital, leaving only Mav and Ice.

“Mav, Ice, thank you for being here and Ice thank you for bringing her to us today.”

“Of course Jake you know I would do anything for those two girls.”

“Um Mav, I think I will need to withdraw from this mission, the docs are saying she will need at least a week of recovery.”

“Absolutely not Jake.” Ice and Mav say at the same time.

“We will work something out, you and Y/N can do half a day each for the rest of this week, then you have the weekend off that is six days, then she can come and spend the days with me and Sarah.”

“Ice, as much as I appreciate that I don’t think Cyclone would agree.”

“No but he will take orders.” Hangman doesn’t respond just shakes the two older mens hand before heading back in the direction where he had come and back to his daughters and best friends side

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All We Need - Jake "Hangman" Seresin x Reader - Part 3

A/N: Here is Part 3 to the Jake x reader series, sorry for the delay! Also thank you everyone who has commented and reblogged the last few parts! as always any feedback or requests are always welcomed! x

Masterlist

Pairings: Jake "Hangman" Seresin x fem!pilot!benjamin Reader

Warnings: Mentions of Death, Angst, Fluff, Naval Inaccuracies

‘Uncle Ice, what are you doing here shouldnt you be with Sarah and Daisy.’

‘We are heading to the zoo later but i thought I would check in on you first after all it is your first time back in the air.’

‘You didn’t have to Ice, Jake and I are coming over after work to pick Daisy up.’

‘Doesnt mean i cannot come check on you plus i needed to make sure Mav hasn’t been fired yet.’ I let out a loud laugh which makes Ice smile, I always thought growing up dad’s were the most protective person when it comes to there daughters but however thought that has never been the only girl born into an aviator family. Ice, Slider, all of the ‘86 team all had sons except my parents so naturally I was the daughter of the group none more protective over me than Ice though, all my training graduations, the first time i ejected due to a birdstrike every achievement in my career Ice was the first one there, it was a running joke that I was secretly his daughter.

‘Thank you Uncle Ice, but i did well up in the air and managed to shoot them both down.’ That made him smile mumbling ‘thats my girl’ under his breathe.

‘And how about the other thing.’

‘I know in my head that Loki’s death wasn’t my fault but i can’t help blame myself.’

‘Have you spoken to Jake about it.’ I shake my head to which Ice gives me a seriously look.

‘He has enough on his plate with this mission and Daisy, I cannot be another distraction. I need to focus on making sure everyone in that room comes back alive.’

‘And that you come back alive Y/N.’

‘Ice….’

‘And that you come back as well.’ He said in a stern father like tone.

‘I will try Ice but if it comes down to me or a member of that squad as team leader i know the choice I have to make.’

‘Y/N….’ I hear behind me turning to see Phoenix and Bob holding their helmets.

‘Phe, Bob how much did you hear?’ 

‘Only the stiff about the mission and you making the choices to protect the team.’ Bob replies quickly. I nod and they walk past mumble a quick Sir as they pass Ice.

‘I think you should go check in on Mav, he just went up against Rooster .’ He nods and turns away

‘This conversation is far from over but some advice about Loki, talk to Jake you may think you would distract him but if he senses something is wrong with you that will distract him more.’ And with that Iceman walked off to find Mav, i took of running down the hall to where Phoenix and Bob were standing.

‘Hey, can you guys not mention what you heard to anyone especially Hangman.’

‘Athena, is what you said true that you not expecting someone to walk away from this.’

‘Yeah, its true, but it is also true what i said, I am doing everything in my power to train you guys to come home and on the mission I will do everything in my power to make sure everyone comes home.’

‘Including you, we can’t lose you Athena,’ Bob mumbles and i pull him into a hug which Phoenix soon joins

‘I will try for you guys okay. Now whose up in the air?’ And we headed off towards the rec room both of them throwing the occasional glance at me.

After going up in the sky a few more times against various pilots and remaining undefeated it was Mavs turn to go again this time against Hangman and Rooster, listening in on the radio I could hear snide comments from Jake’s Hangman persona as i like to call it before listening to Mav and Rooster fighting in a cobra formation, I look at Phoenix who looks mad and concerned when we hear Rooster get caught by mav and sent back to base.

‘Phe can i talk to him first.’ She nodded knowing I may be the only one Rooster will actually talk to. I run down toward the tarmac where he is getting out of his plane.

‘What the hell Bradley!’ I yell and shove his chest

‘It is none of your business Y/N.’

‘The hell it is not this is my team remember and on top of that I just had to listen to my brother and uncle get in a near deathly formation both to damn stubborn to pull up!’ I continue to yell at him and before i could stop what I was saying I yelled toward him

‘Mav didnt pull your papers because he thought you werent ready!’ Bradly stops in his tracks and turns to face me anger across his face.

‘What do you know Athena.’

‘Bradley listen…’

‘TELL ME!’

‘Your Mum asked Mav to pull your papers before she passed, she was scared for you to be an aviator after what happened to Goose.’

‘She what..’

‘I was there when she asked Mav, and she begged me not to tell you so I didn’t’

‘Yeah well you should’ve told me!’ I look down,

‘I know but I was 12 years old Bradley and terrified, what did you want me to do?’

‘Tell me Y/N you were my sister! I can’t talk to you right now.’ I stood frozen as he walked away from my Phoenix looking at me confused before taking off toward rooster. Mav came running over to me followed by Jake I hadn’t even noticed tears welling in my eyes for the second time that day.

‘Athena,,,,,Y/N?’

‘I told him Uncle Mav.’ I said in a small voice before Mav pulled me into a tight hug he was speaking to Jake behind him but I couldn’t make out what was being said before I knew it I was out of Mavs arms and into Jakes who gave me a tight squeeze before leading me toward the locker rooms to grab our kit. 

‘Jake, I am sorry i kept that i was an Ace and got a promotion from you.’

‘I know and its okay but Y/N what is going on with you, up in the air you are cool calm and collected like always but the moment you are on the ground something just changes I haven’t seen you like this since we learnt Ice was sick.’

‘The mission I got recalled from, it was a tough one, and rattled me a bit, i just need to get my focus right then i will be fine.’ 

‘Y/N, lets say i believe you, you know you can tell me anything. Want to start by what happened between you and rooster.’

‘I told him why Mav really pulled his papers and that it only happened because his Mum asked.’ 

‘How did you know?’

‘I overheard the conversation when I was 12 years old.’

‘And you never?’

‘I have never told anyone until today.’ Jake nods.

‘He won’t be mad forever, he just needs to process it.’

‘Can we got get Daisy, Mav has dismissed everyone, I need to see her after today and make up for leaving this morning.’ Jake smiles and nods. As we start walking to our cars I head towards mine before Jake picks me up over his shoulder taking me towards his, causing me to genuinely laugh which in turn made Jake smile.

After a short drive where Jake was updating me on what had been happening while i was gone we finally pulled into the driveway next to Ices car, before Jake can even put it in park I jump out of the car and run toward where i see Ice, Sarah and Daisy, Daisy sees me and starts running as she jumped into my arms. Ice and Sarah smile at the sight before Jake walks up and wraps his arms around both of us.

‘Don’t the look so happy Tom.’

‘If only they would open their eyes and see it.’

After an hour we left Ice an Sarah’s we headed home. As we walked through the door I had Daisy in my arms and Jake was holding pizza and ice-cream, we headed into the lounge room where Jake put on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ knowing it was mine and Daisy favourite disney movie, as the movie went on we finished the pizza and ice cream we moved onto the couch Jakes arm wrapped around me, me curling into his side and Daisy in the middle of us. My thoughts drifted between the movie and the mission before thoughts of how at peace i was in this very moment started to drift in making me smile. What I hadn’t realised was my shirt had slowly crept up the red scar that was slowly fading on my side catching Jakes attention making him crease his brows before he pressed a kiss to my forehead. As the movie ended i moved to grab the rubbish from dinner as Jake scooped up daisy moving her to her room.

I checked my phone seeing some messages from the squad saying they all decided to skip the Hard Deck tonight which i was grateful for. I grabbed a beer from the fridge before heading to the back deck on the swing chair Jake had installed. Too lost in my own thoughts i barely heard Jake come back out before i felt him sit on the chair and hesitantly wrap his arm around me. I felt a few tears escape my eyes.

‘I lost my wingman.’ Jake straightened up tightening his grip around me. ‘Loki and I were on a routine mission when we were intercepted by three hostiles, it was a dog fight the whole way back to the carrier, I managed to take out two but before i could take out the third which Loki was going up against he was shot down, he never even had time to pull the ejection handles. I disobeyed orders to get out of there to go back and get the third jet and i did it made me an Ace and somehow disobeying the orders earned me a promotion.’ I took a breath holding in tears. ‘I shot down the enemy but not before they got off a few good shots my plane was so damaged I am honestly not sure how it was still flying enough to take down the last one. As i hit the other plane they hit me, i was forced to eject and caught shrapnel of the plane in my side. The rescue team was quick to find me but i spent just over a month in a base hospital recovering, it was touch and go for a while.’

‘Why wasn’t i told you were in the hospital.’ Jake asked with tears in his eyes.

‘I asked everyone not to tell you, the only people who know are Cyclone, Dad, Ice and Mav. And Mav and Cyclone only know cause today was my first day back in the air.’ 

‘I wish you had told me I could have helped.’

‘I wasn’t going to tell you Jake, we need to be focused on this mission, i didnt want you to be worried and distracted by me.’

He didnt respond straight away instead moving to kneel infront of me. ‘I worry about you everytime you go up in the sky as for a distraction I was more distracted when I knew something was wrong but didn’t know how to help.’

I let out a small laugh which caused jake to look at me confused. ‘Ice said the same thing.’ He also laughed before moving back to his spot beside me. After a while i drifted off to sleep felling Jake pick me up and walk me towards the bed rooms. As he put me down on my bed he went to leave, before he could get far i grabbed his hand and asked him to stay, he slid into the bed beside me. Before either of us could fully get to sleep we felt a little body snuggle between us and mumble a few words which made me a Jake open our eyes wide and look at each other.

‘Love you Daddy, Love you Momma.’ Neither of us said anything just gave Daisy a quick kiss on the head before going to sleep.

The next morning, neither of us mentioned anything and Daisy had gone back to calling me Aunt Thena, there was a slight pang in my heart but I also reminded myself I wasn’t her mother despite being the closest thing she had to one, i missed the sadness on Jakes face every time she called me Aunt again, Jake secretly wishing she was my daughter. As the morning went on Sarah picked up Daisy and Jake and I headed to work. We had been there a few hours Jake in the air with Coyote and Mav myself and the other squad member listening in the rec room when I heard my name being shouted out i turned towards the door seeing a concerned Ice holding a crying Daisy in his arms. I shoot out of my chair and run over to them. 

‘Ice whats…’

‘MOMMA!’ Daisy screams and tries to launch out of Ices arms and into mine, I could feel the stares of the squad members as I took daisy into my arms looking at Ice for an explanation. I turn Rooster had followed me to Ice, he had apologised for his outburst yesterday as had I for keeping the secret, Roosters face had confusion and  concern written all over it.

‘Rooster, I need you to get Hangman back on the ground.’

‘HANGMAN! What Athena, what the hell.’

‘NOW ROOSTER!’ Without any argument he ran to the control tower as myself and Ice headed to the tarmac Jakes plane landing minutes later.

‘Athena what the hell why did you….’ His sentence cut off seeing me holding Daisy in my arms flanked by Ice. He dropped his helmet and sprinted over to me and tried to take Daisy out of my arms. ‘No I want Momma.’ Jake and i looked confused this was the 3rd time in 24 hours that she had called me that, sure shes called me it before but never this frequently. Ice gave myself and Daisy a quick kiss on the forehead and Jake a pat on the shoulder before saying he would meet us in the rec room. Coyote jumped out of his plane seeing myself, jake and daisy before running over to us concern written on his face.

Back in the hanger all the daggers had come to see what was going on looking very confused about the scene in front of them. Before Fanboy broke the silence.

‘HANGMAN HAS A KID!’

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All we Need - Jake Seresin x Reader - Part 2

A/N: Here is part two, I have enjoyed writing this hence why I am getting the parts up pretty quickly. Feedback is welcome and so are request!

Pairings: Jake ‘hangman’ seresin x fem!pilot!Benjamin Reader

Warning: Angst Fluff Naval Inaccuracies mentions of death and mentions of the mission from the movie

Note: this is a bot of an AU where Iceman is fine and better!

Jakes POV

“Daddy,” I hear a whisper next to me and a slight tap on my shoulder opening my eyes to see my daughter with a sad look on her face.

“What’s the matter Daisy?”

“Thena gone.” She replies tears brimming in her eyes and I shoot up out of bed, any indication that last night was a dream gone as I look at the tears threatening to fall.

“No baby maybe she just had an early start you know how she likes to wake up early to go make sure everything is safe for you.” She nods and starts making grabby hands indicating she wanted to be picked. I picked her up and headed toward the kitchen to start breakfast looking at the clock seeing that it was only 7am, Sarah wouldn’t be here for another half an hour to pick Daisy up. We eventually sat down for breakfast when there was a knock on the door. I opened it to see Sarah standing there a wide grin on her face as she stepped through the house.

“Hi miss Daisy” Daisy lifted her head with a small smile.

“Hi grandma Sarah”

Sarah shot me a confused look and I sighed normally Daisy would jump out of her seat for Sarah.

“Y/N got home last night, but was gone before we could wake up.” Sarah nodded immediately understanding the gloominess of the two Seresin’s.

“I am sure she will be home tonight Daisy, until then did you want to spend some time with me and Papa Ice and we can go to the zoo” Daisy head pops up and she sprints to her room to get ready suddenly excited at the sound of going to he zoo.

“I will grab some money for you to take her to the zoo, Sarah, thank you for looking after her.”

“Don’t you dare Jake, it is always our pleasure, since Ice got better he loves spending time with her and besides I know how hard it is for kids to grow up in this lifestyle.”

“Thank you” I say giving her a hug, for some reason this last deployment of Athena’s seemed harder than normally and now with this mission we are all stressed, the only silver lining was that Iceman was better lifting everyones spirits slightly. “Can you help Daisy get ready, I need to be on base in 30 mins.” Sarah nodded before walking into Daisy’s room.

After getting ready I waved to Sarah and Daisy before heading off towards base. When I arrived I walked into the classroom to noticed I was the last one to arrive with still no sign of Athena anywhere I start thing maybe she hadn’t been recalled and was just home early from deployment. As I took my seat next to Coyote, Warlock and Cyclone walk in explaining the details of the mission.

“And now to introduce the pilot instructed to teach all of you how to successfully fly this mission……Captain Pete Mitchell call sign Maverick.”

I turn to see Mav walking down the centre of the chairs, he hives me a subtle nod as I see Coyote Payback and Fanboy drop their heads while an angry look crosses Roosters face.

“What did you do Coyote”

“We throw him overboard about 1 min after you left last night.” I laugh lowly as Mad starts talking about the F-18 handbook.

“Today’s training will be basic dogfighting, you will be going up in pairs, first up Hangman, Payback and Fanboy, be ready in 15, I will meet you in the air.” We all start to stand up and head towards our jets, I see Rooster looking angry.

“Rooster man you okay?” He rolls his eyes at me

“Go away Hangman.”

“Okay but just so you know you can talk to me I know normally you would talk to Athena about it but you can talk to me.”

“I really thought she would be here.”

“Me too.” We turn to look as we hear a jet take off from the 2nd runway where the instructors planes normally are.

“Well that must be Mav that’s my cue, don’t let whatever is getting to you get to you Rooster.” I leave it at that and walk toward my jet before doing pre-flight checks. Once I was ready to go I lined up on the tarmac as Payback and Fanboy take off, after I have taken off we start idling above the training area waiting for instructions.

“Morning Aviators and welcome to basic dogfighting, you are not to go below the hard deck of 5,000 feet. The goal shoot before you get shot down.”

Mav starts through the radio before Payback interrupts.

“What happens if we don’t, sir”

“I shoot back.” I can here the snideness in his voice.

“How bout we put some skin in the game.”

“What are you thinking Payback?”

“Whoever gets shot down has to do 200 push ups.”

“Alright you are on Payback.”

“Guys. That is a lot of push ups.” My heart nearly plummets to the ground when I hear the voice through the radio, a voice I would no anywhere suddenly the sun is blocked out of my canopy and I look up as I see Athena had moved her jet so she was upside over my jet.

“Hey cowboy, miss me.”

“Shit is that…” Payback breaks through the radio and Fanboy finished the sentence

“Athena, shit.”

Readers POV

I giggle as I hear Payback and Fanboy swear looking down at Jake just able to make out the shocked expression, i knew he knew i was home but I had still managed to surprise him.

‘Alright boys, its on.’ I quickly break away from my inclined position getting into a fight position, I knew Jake was going to be the tough one to beat, i also knew he had a bad habit of leaving his wingman so I went after Payback and Fanboy first, the put up on hell of a fight radio for Jake who i had seen sneak up behind me arrogance in his voice.

“This fellas is how you kill a goddess.”

“Right Hangman, time to teach you a lesson,,,,you’re out Payback.”

“Copy Athena” i break away and Jake follows as i start flying toward the sun, i can hear him asking payback for help to which payback responds with ‘i’m dead dickhead.’ And I giggle knowing i am now out of jakes line of sight i pull the control stick and flip over the top to land behind him.

‘You’re out Hangman, next time don’t leave your wingman.’ I see him hit the canopy before we all head back to base. I was the first to land, after i landed i popped the canopy and climb down the wing as i hit the ground I was wrapped in a tight pair of arms.

‘I missed you too Roo.’ He didn’t say anything just hugged me tighter.

‘I havent seen you in what a year and you dont even call to tell me your back.’ Before i can answer two more sets of arms wrap around me I look to see both Bob and Phoenix hugging me

‘Good to see you both as well.’ I reach up and ruffle bobs hair to which he groans through a wide smile.

‘Phe, we need lots of drinks tonight, on me.’ She nods

‘I missed you thena’

‘Me too Phe.’

I spot Jake over Phoenix’s head I smile before sprinting across the tarmac, Jake smiles even wider as I leap in his arms and wrap my legs around his waist.

‘Miss me did you Thena.’

‘You know I did, sorry I didn’t call, I didnt know I was coming back till I was practically on the plane.’

‘Daisy was upset you weren’t there this morning.’ He says placing me on the ground. I lower my head, suggesting ice cream and movies before we go to the Bar tonight.

‘I gotta go see Mav, but I will see you all in the classroom soon yeah.’ And i take off towards where Mav is standing with Cyclone.

Jakes POV

I watch as she takes off running toward Mav and Cyclone so lost in my own thoughts I didn’t hear Rooster come up behind me

‘That was odd.’ I turn to Rooster.

‘What are you on about man she just needed to talk to Mav.’ I replied though Rooster was right we hadn’t seen each other in months and she said two sentences to me. Rooster just shrugged and walked towards the classroom where everyone else was gathering. I walked it taking my seat next to Coyote normally Athena would sit on the other side but right now she was standing still fully kitted up next to Mav. Cyclone moves to the front of the room gaining everyone’s attention

‘Now the she has graced as with her appearance can I introduce your team leader and co-instructor for this mission, the only pilot on active duty to be an Ace by having five air-to-air kills, and the best pilot that Navy has had in decades Lieutenant Commander Y/N Benjamin, call sign Athena.’ I turn in shock to look at Phoenix and Rooster who are also looking with at the front in shock as she moves to the front, Coyote taps my shoulder whispering in my ear

‘She is an Ace and got a promotion and you didn’t tell me.’

‘I didn’t know.’ And i turn back to the front of the room my full attention on Athena.

‘Most of you I know and have flown with before for some it is the first time, the point of these next few weeks is to teach you all how to fly this mission and get you all home safely.’

I took note of the way she was phrasing the mission objectives and how she was always saying you and not us, I made a mental note to talk to her about it in private, we all knew this mission was dangerous but the way she is speaking is that someone is coming home and that someone is her.

‘Now next in the air going up against Maverick is Rooster, Phoenix and Bob.’ Rooster shoots a small glare at her and she shrugs slightly.

‘As for the rest of you report to the rec room there is a schedule there of who is flying and when except Payback, Fanboy and Hangman.’ I flinch at my call sign coming out of her mouth through all our years she has always referred to me as Jake.

‘Ma’am where do we report.’ Fanboy asked.

‘To Hondo, Fanboy, you three owe me 200 pushups.’

Readers POV

I saw Payback and Fanboy groan as the head towards Hondo, I glance to Jake who looks hurt that i had kept the promotion and the fact i was now an Ace a secret. As he stood up i yelled out to him to get his attention to stay back.

‘Ma’am is there something i can do for you.’ I could hear the sarcasm in his voice with hints of anger

‘Cut it out Hangman, I was going to tell you I just hadn’t got time to.’

‘How could you not get time is your phone broken or something.’

‘I got told i was being recalled then shoved on a plane before i finishing packing my bag, by the time i got home I just wanted to sleep.’

‘What happened on you last mission Athena?!’ I saw his face soften as i struggled to control my emotions a flash of sadness making its way across my face, before i could answer Cyclone called me to report to his office.

‘I want to tell you Jake, but I don’t know if i am ready, tonight can we go together to get daisy and then maybe grab some ice cream by the beach.’ He just nodded in response and i patted him on the arm before walking to cyclones office.

‘Sir,’

‘Athena, how was it being back in the air after everything today?’

‘Fine sir, no issues at all it felt like i never left.’

‘Losing a wingman is never easy Athena if you need to talk to someone whether its professionally or Iceman you need to talk about it.’

‘I know thank you sir, with regard Iceman is helping me as he knows the details of the mission.’

‘Very well and well done on the promotion, I am sure you are happy’

‘Yes Sir, thank you.’ As he dismissed me and i headed toward the locker room hoping Phoenix was still in the sky. As i picked up the pace tears threatening to spill i crashed into a hard chest looking up to see who it was i widen my eyes in surprise.

‘Uncle Ice?’

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All We Need - Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin x Reader - Chapter 1

A/N: chapter one to my topgun maverick fic, i hope you guys enjoy it! As always feedback is always welcome and request are always open.

Masterlist

Pairing: Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin x fem!pilot!Benjamin Reader (Athena)

Warnings: mentions of the mission for the movie, mentions to death angst and fluff, naval inaccuracies

Note: the reader is 28 and went through topgun when she was 20 (youngest in history for this story) Rooster is 34 Jake is also 28 (for this story them, Pheonix and Coyote went to top gun together when jake was about 24)

Prologue:

Part 2

I sighed as I pulled into the familiar driveway of the home I shared with my best friend Jake. I noticed that his truck wasn’t there so I assumed that he would be at my Aunts bar The Hard Deck.

Normally I would have gone as well but I was told six hours ago I had been recalled to TopGun in the middle of a six month deployment within an hour of being told I was on a plane, I wasn’t even able to send any of my family a message saying I was coming home.

A few years after Jake and I joined the Navy my parents had also moved back to San Diego to be closer to the entire family.

As I turned the car off I grabbed my duffle and headed onto the porch. Unlocking the door and stepping inside i saw my cousin sitting at the kitchen table. As I closed the door her head shot up and she ran towards me.

‘Y/N!!’ I giggle slightly as i wrapped my arms around her.

‘ Hey Amelia’

She pulled away some tears in her eyes.

‘No one told me you were coming home’

‘They couldn’t because they don’t know yet, I only found out about six hours ago.’ She nodded before wrapping me in a tight hug again. ‘I missed you Thena.’

Before i could respond i heard footsteps coming down the hallway of the bungalow, my head shot up as i looked at the small girl waddling down the hallway rubbing sleep out of her green eyes, blonde hair a mess. Her eyes shot wide open and she started running across the living room.

‘AUNTY THENA’ i laughed as i crouched down and scooped her up in my arms.

‘Hello Miss Daisy.’

‘Daddy home?’ She says through a yawn as she snuggled into my neck.

‘Not yet sweetie” she gave a small nod as i saw her eyes close. I turned to Amelia with a look that she immediately understood and moved to the kitchen to get her stuff and head out the front door. I slowly moved to grab my duffle bag and made my way to Daisy’s room to put her back to bed. As i went to put her down her grip tightened.

‘You have to go to bed sweetie.’

‘No I missed you.’

‘Want to have a sleepover then?’

Again she just nodded as i slowly made my way to my room finally she allowed me to put her down. It was a tradition to have sleepovers when Jake was on deployment or when i got home from one. I quickly grabbed a pair of flannel pants and Jakes old Navy t-shirt and went to the bathroom to change and brush my teeth. When i got back i noticed Daisy was asleep so i moved to grab a book, I was going to read the folder again to look at who I would be teaching but that could wait. As i started reading my eyes started to feel heavy before drifting off to sleep. I am not sure how long I had been asleep but i heard the door to my room shift slightly and the weight of my book lift from my grasp as there was a kiss placed on my forehead and the door closed again.

Jakes POV

I was standing in the Hard Deck with Coyote, we had been the first ones here out of the recalled squad, both of us being stationed in San Diego, the first group to walk through was Phoenix with two others i didn’t know. Soon we were introduced to Payback Fanboy and Bob. I went up to grab some beers from Penny when I saw more uniforms filter through, all of whom i recognised as other topgun graduates.

“What the hell kind of mission is this” i was broken out of my thoughts by Penny asking the question

“ I don’t know must be serious”

“Jake, just remember up in the sky you have someone who needs you here.”

I nod lowly at Penny, thoughts drifting to my 5 year old daughter, beside Coyote, Athena, Penny and Iceman, no one knew about Daisy, that is the way we wanted it since she came into our lives 5 years ago no more than a few weeks old dropped at my apartment with a letter from her mother a girl i barely remember saying she was giving up all parental rights and that I had full custody. It just so happened that Athena and I were both stationed in San Diego, after I called her she came to my apartment to see me with a distraught look and child in my arms. My best friend quickly took Daisy from my arms told me to pack what i needed and come stay with her and they would work it out together. When i got to her house later that night Admiral Kazansky was sitting in the living room Athena explaining the situation to ‘Uncle Ice’ who made sure that we were always stationed together and on seperate deployments.

I was broken out of my thoughts by Phoenix yelling across the bar.

“BRADSHAW is that you.” I turn to see Rooster walking across the bar so I turn and walk back to the pool table taking the cue out of Bobs hands

‘Bradshaw as I live and breathe.’

‘Hangman you look…..good’

‘I am good….I am too good to be true.’ I look up to see Rooster roll his eyes next to Phoenix

The conversation continues and i chime in making my arrogant comments to continue the Hangman personality that everyone knows and loathes.

“Everyone here is the best there is, who are they gonna get to teach us.” Phoenix stated which caught my interest there was only two pilots i could think to teach us Athena who was not here yet……..and Maverick.

‘The best of the best isn’t here though is she Phoenix?’ Bradley answers and I see her face drop slightly. I knew Athena’s history with Bradley and I know her and Phoenix are close having done many deployments together before, she is definitely Athenas best female friend bordering on a sister bond.

‘Where is she hangman?’ Phoenix says in a low voice Coyote and Bradley looking at me as well. My breathe hitches

‘Deployment 3 months now but we haven’t been able to contact here for the last month and a half.’ I say sadly and they all nod, we know that it is normal to not have contact but between the four us we know she normally only gets sent on the tough and dangerous missions. Rooster pats my shoulder as he walks past ‘she will be alright Jake, shes tough.’ I nod slightly in response.

Suddenly the juke box was ripped out of the wall and keys of the piano started, i roll my eyes I know whats about to happen, i approach the bar Coyote not far behind me when I spot Amelia across the bar, Amelia who is supposed to be looking after Daisy, i shoot a look at Coyote who just nods and i take off around the bar.

‘Amelia, is everything okay where is Daisy?’ The panicked look on my face is enough to make her giggle.

‘She is fine, she is at home probably having a sleep over right now.’ Amelia knew of the tradition between Athena and Daisy, I quickly look at Penny.

‘Just this once Hangman, you can ring it up tomorrow,,,go’ she said with a wide smile, i quickly ran towards the door to my truck and took off down the street towards our house.

When i finally got there i noticed her car in the driveway and the porch lights still on. I entered the house quietly and made my way towards the room that had been empty for three months i slowly push the door open and smile at the sight in front of me. Under the light of the night light is my best friend, curled up in a pair of flannel pant and my old shirt from flight school which she denies she took, curling into her side is a mess of blonde hair belonging to my daughter. I move to take the book out of Athenas hand and turn the light of before pressing a kiss to my girls foreheads, slowly making my way out of the room with a wide smile on my face.

Readers POV

The sound of my alarm buzzing woke me up turning to look at the time seeing it was 0500 groaning slightly i threw my legs over the side of my bed and made my way to the bathroom careful not to disturb the sleeping 5 year old next to me. As i made the walk to the bathroom i could hear snoring coming from Jakes room shaking my head and giggle slightly at the fact he still tries to deny he snores. I showered and got dressed in my uniform, i quickly headed back into my room to grab my duffle with my flight suit and the folder of information before heading out the front door to my car. After a short drive I arrived on base at 0600 i had a meeting with Cyclone Warlock and Mav at 0730 and the squad is reporting at 0830. I headed into the recreation room smiling slightly when i notice that it hadn’t changed since my topgun days 8 years ago. I sat at the bar with the radio and finally opened the folder to read exactly who had been recalled and as I began reading i recognised all the names some more personal than others, one thing i did notice was next to 9 names including mine, Jakes and Mavericks had in bold letters: PERMANENT POSTING.

- Phoenix: my best female friend and like a sister too me

- Bob: he is like my younger brother we met a year ago on his first station after he graduated top gun I took the shy WSO under my wing when i heard people saying mean things to him

- Payback and Fanboy: very close friends of mine where there is one the other always follows that was the running jokes when we were deployed together

- Coyote: Jakes best mate, my close friend and Uncle Javy to Daisy

- And finally Rooster: my heart dropped looking at my older surrogate brother I knew he was an amazing pilot but he was family and that made me worry especially with Mav here as a teacher

All the listed names to be here permanently were my family which made me nervous, looking through the names of the reserves i recognised a few but knowing Cyclone wanted me to pick from the permanent members terrified me, I had to choose my closest friends for a suicide mission. I had the documents laid out looking at them lost in thought.

‘You’re here early’ i jumped and turned around to where the voice came from. I quickly got up a smile on my face and ran for a hug

‘Hi Uncle Mav.’

‘Hi kiddo, why didnt you tell us you were coming back’

‘I only found out an hour before they put me on a plane then when i got home i crashed as soon as my head hit the pillow.’

‘So team leader and instructor that a lot of responsibility for a lieutenant.’

‘Lieutenant Commander now Uncle Mav.’ He looked at me in shock ‘surprised Uncle Ice didn’t mention it’

‘I haven’t spoken to him yet when did this happen’ i laugh

‘About a 2 weeks ago’ he nodded before looking down at the folder, ‘you and him going to be okay?’

‘I don’t know kid, i really don’t’

‘You need to tell him Uncle Mav, aunt Carole would be mortified if she knew she was the reason this happened.’ Mav looked at me in shock ‘12 year olds hear everything Mav.’ I knew about Mav pulling the papers, Mum and I had been staying with Carole and Brad while she was sick, he was 18 and wanted to join up, i heard the phone call where carole asked Mav to pull his papers but no one ever knew and I never spoke of it until now.

‘We are going to be a permanent squad after this Mav, you are going to have to work it out.’

‘We have to get through this first, i don’t think everyone is going to come home from it’ i nodded lowly, i had done my fair share of dangerous missions but this one scared even me.

‘Then lets train them so they all come home.’

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All We Need - Prologue

A/N: It has been a while since I have posted anything, I thought I would try my hand at a TopGun Maverick fic. As always any request or feedback is always welcomed x

Masterlist

Pairing: Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin x fem!pilot!Benjamin Reader (referred to as Athena’

Warnings: mentions of the mission from the movie, angst, fluff (nothing much in this part)

Prologue: this chapter outlines the character and the connections she has!

Part 1

My name Y/N ‘Athena’ Benjamin. Being a pilot practically runs in the family, my grandfather was an Admiral, my dad also an Admiral his two best friends Admiral Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazinsky and Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell also known as Uncle Ice and Uncle Mav.

My dad served at TopGun with them in ‘86 and have been inseparable since, that is where they all lost their other best-friend Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw. Since then all three pilots took it under their wing to look after Gooses son Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw, 6 years my senior and the closest thing I have to an older brother despite only seeing him on summer holidays when our mothers took it upon themselves to have a summer trip, just Carole, my Mum, Aunt Penny, Bradley and me. Mum and Carole were best friends before and while Dad and Goose were at TopGun having met when their husbands were still doing basic training, after Goose, Carole moved to Virginia and Dad was posted to Texas. Two years later I was born and Texas became Dad permanent station even to this day.

Growing up I was lucky to have my best friend grow up next door to me, our parents were close and therefore we were inseparable, my best friend none other than the infamous Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin, we were inseparable all through our child and teen years, all through basic and flight school. The only time they separated us was three years into our Naval career, when i became the youngest pilot to go through TopGun having only been out of flight school a year and finished top of my class, Jake was called back a few years later also finishing the top of his class.

It has long been said that I was the best pilot the Navy had seen since Iceman, Maverick and my dad, which makes sense when they are the ones who taught me to fly.

So here I am now on the way to the house Jake and I share in San Diego, I had been recalled in the middle of a six month deployment, on the flight home i had been handed a folder with the list of the best pilots that had been recalled and simple instructions on the front stating I had been recalled as team leader for a dangerous mission and was in charge of training the best of the best with Maverick. The only issue is someone is unlikely to come home.

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sunshine / jake 'hangman' seresin x reader

heyooo !!! the fic I've been teasing for the past few days is finally here ! I don't know that I'm fully happy with it but I've invested a minimum of 25 hours into this and I had to metaphorically put the pen down at some point. I hope you enjoy, as always please please please let me know what you think!

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word count: 14k (estimated read time: 60 minutes)

warnings: language, drinking, some suggestive humor, brief rooster x reader/allusions to rooster x reader, navy inaccuracies, terrible descriptions of flying a fighter jet pls forgive me

Sitting in your superiors' stuffy office underneath dim fluorescent lighting the only thing you could think of was that your best friend was right. A point that you didn’t want to admit to anyone, let alone her… but that was also a lie, the biggest thought dominating your headspace was her brother. Jacob Seresin. She’d told you a thousand times over to get ahead of it, that you couldn’t keep this secret forever and to just come clean to him and your family but you’d dug your heels in, insisted this was the right way to go about things, and god did you hate eating your words. She was fucking right. 

You were reminded of Thanksgiving two years ago, one of the events in a long list of near-misses where your secret almost came to light.

“Sunshine, your phone keeps ringing, do you want me to get it?” Jake asked from across the couch. You were fully immersed in your novel with your legs stretched out and resting against his, you hadn’t even noticed your phone… or anything else for that matter outside of the world you were holding in your palms.

“Just silence it,” you said as you flipped the page.

“Wait a minute,” he said and the shift in his tone pulled your attention to him. He was staring at your phone screen in shock… or was that confusion? “How the fuck do you know Rooster?” he asked and your blood ran cold.

“What?” you asked and he flipped the screen around to reveal Rooster’s contact photo. You thanked your previous self for cropping yourself out of it because this was going to be hard enough to explain without the addition of you in your khakis. “Oh,” you chuckled, hoping to just brush it off entirely as you sat up. “You know, I kind of forgot he was a pilot, too. I met him a few months ago when I went to San Diego for that convention.”

“And you didn’t think to tell me you happened to meet another naval aviator?”

You shrugged, “I didn’t think you knew him.” You knew he did. “We met in a bar and hit it off, we’ve kept in contact since.” 

“Are you like… a thing?” he asked, disgust evident in his tone. 

You laughed, “no, you know… it is possible to meet someone in a bar and not immediately jump their bones.” you said, trying to deflect this conversation in its entirety. 

“Nope, you’re not flipping this around on me.” Damn it. “I find it awfully suspicious this is the first I’m hearing of Rooster… by accident no less.”

You sighed, “fine, you caught me. I’m secretly a naval aviator too and Rooster was my wingman on a mission in Eastern Europe,” you said, and you didn’t try to sound innocent or sarcastic, just the right amount of indifference for him to not believe you.

He chuckled, “yeah of course you are, and I’m not an aviator, I’m actually a fucking astronaut.”  He added an eye roll for dramatic effect. “At least make your lies believable, sunshine, you know you’d never even make it to basic because I’d have killed you before then.”

You let out a laugh but there was no humor in it, “you’re right… me being in the Navy is definitely far fetched.”

“Top Gun, sir?” you questioned, trying to focus your thoughts on the present and he nodded… not even fully looking at you as he sorted through paperwork on his desk.

“Despite your insistence on keeping your achievements quiet, you’ve caught the attention of a lot of people. Mission is need to know, and apparently I don’t make the cut,” there was a bitter taste on his tongue as he spoke the words. “All I know is the best of the best from every aviation squad are headed west.”

“Yes, sir. When do I leave?” 

“You’re on a plane in six hours. Go home, pack, get your affairs in order. You report for duty at 08:00 tomorrow.”  Six hours. 

“They think I’m a research assistant to a fucking archeologist, Sadie! I mean, how stupid could I possibly be!” Your voice was shrill as you shouted in the general vicinity of your phone perched atop your dresser as you threw things into a duffel bag. You weren’t even concerned with what you were packing, you were more concerned with the fact that the single thread holding your intricate web of lies together was unraveling right in front of you. “You were right the other day when you said he already knows, he just… doesn’t know it’s me. I’ve heard of the infamous Hangman, there’s no way he hasn’t heard of Viper.”

“Just take a deep breath, I mean… I won’t say I told you so, even though I totally told you so.” Good thing she won’t gloat. “What’s the worst that can happen? He’ll be shocked, he might yell at you, he might rat you out to our parents but, maybe that’s for the best.”

“Maybe it’s for the best that everyone finds out I’ve been lying to them about what I do for a living for eight years?” you nearly shrieked as you rooted through your drawers for your one good swimsuit.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to stop taking online archeology courses on the off chance people ask you for specifics? Which… no one ever has because you picked a boring fake job to have, or wouldn’t it be nice to actually be able to tell your parents about your job, your achievements? Did I tell you that Jake actually mentioned Viper to me? Said something about some elusive hotshot pilot very few people have ever actually seen but their exploits have been heard everywhere.”

“Sadie, I called you because you’re supposed to be helping,” you groaned.

“Am I not?” she asked, genuinely sounding innocent and you just glared at the phone… and though she couldn’t see it, she definitely felt it all the way back home in Texas. “You know, you never actually told me how you got Viper as a call sign-”

 “You know what, I have to go.” you said abruptly, cutting her off.

“What are you-” you didn’t bother listening to the rest of the sentence as you hung up and quickly dialed a number you hadn’t in months.

“Hey sunshine,” Jake’s voice rang throughout your room and normally the pet name bestowed on you from a very young age, meant to be ironic considering you’ve never had a sunny disposition, would have been comforting but now it just made you feel sick. “What are you up to?”

“Hey you,” you breathed out. “I just got off the phone with Sadie and I figured I’d give my favorite Seresin a call,” you joked and his laughter on the other end did nothing to ease your nausea. 

“I’ll be sure to tell her you said so. Where are you calling from this time?” he asked and you thought there might be a winch in your chest, each sound from his end of the phone cranking it tighter and tighter.

“Uh, I’m actually stateside for a bit… lab work,” you lied. “What about you, jetsetter? Where’s the Navy got you now?” You were fishing.

“Also stateside, at least for now. Your timing is actually impeccable, I’m packing for a last-minute detachment and you were always better at that than me.” He was referencing all the times you’d wander up into his room just minutes before leaving for one of your shared family vacations, finding him standing in front of his closet with a blank look on his face and an empty suitcase on the bed, leaving you to do it all for him.

You chuckled nervously, “after all this time you still can’t pack a bag without my input?”

“Well, you’ve never forced me to figure it out for myself and the times I’ve had to go without I ended up with all the wrong things.”

“I’m pretty sure this is weaponized incompetence. Where are you headed?” You already knew the answer, but there was a small flicker of hope burning within you. 

“San Diego, all I know is I’ve been recalled to Top Gun.” he answered and you felt your heart drop into your stomach.

“Well,” you started, clearing your throat, “definitely some shorts and t-shirts, maybe a few of those ridiculously tight short-sleeve button-ups you always insist on buying… but none of the bright colored ones, they’re awful.” you said and he laughed. “Throw in those green swim trunks if you plan on heckling any innocent women simply trying to enjoy some sun and surf.”

“Heckling innocent women, how do you know I’m not the one being heckled?”

You laughed, “because I know you, you’ve been a heartbreaker since age ten.”

“I prefer the term rolling stone,” he protested and you laughed again.

“I’m sure you do Mr. Rock n Roll but that is not the perception. Your mother worries.”

“Did she call you again?” he asked, voice going up an octave.

“Oh yes, she asked me if we crossed paths in Bosnia… because, of course we would have while I was in Bahrain, said I needed to talk some sense into you.”

“When were you in Bahrain?” he asked and you internally groaned. You’d said too much. But then again, as you looked at the clock it didn’t really matter how much you said. You could say hey Jake, by the way… I’ve been in the Navy all this time, I’ll see you soon! and it wouldn’t make a damn difference.

“Uh, you know… just a few months ago.”

“Huh, I almost went there a few months ago,” he said and you could hear the contemplation in his tone.

“Small world,” you said breathlessly. “Shoot, urgent text from the lab… I’ve gotta head in, call me when you get settled in San Diego?”

“I will, when this deployment is over I was actually going to try and get some leave… come visit you if you’re still stateside, if that’s alright?”

“Of course it is, I’ll talk to you later.” You fell backwards onto your bed with a huff as you disconnected the call, “son of a bitch.”

The red neon sign above the Hard Deck used to be a comforting image, a port in the storm, light illuminating a pathway towards a night of blowing off steam but right now it felt more like the flicker was mocking you, laughing as you prepared to walk through those doors and undo years of lying and manipulating those closest to you. You knew he’d be there. You were. There was nowhere else for aviators to go when arriving in town. Well… nowhere else aviators would go.

“Oh dear god,” you mumbled to yourself, keeping your head low as you waited for your beer. You saw Phoenix strutting across the bar with Fanboy and Payback in tow and the voice that rang out from the pool table made your blood run cold. Of course he was already here.

“What do we have here? If it ain’t Phoenix,” he said, fixing her with that famous smirk as he stood upright. “And here I thought we were special, Coyote. Turns out, the invite went to anyone.”

“Fellas, this here’s Bagman,” she introduced as you carefully approached, mindful of where you were positioning yourself as you started to slide back into your work persona.

“Hangman,” he corrected.

“Whatever.” she dismissed. “You’re looking at the one of only two naval aviators on active duty with confirmed air-to-air kills.”

“Stop,” he said, and you couldn’t help but chuckle and the faux-display of modesty. Always a showboater.

“Mind you, the other guy was in a museum piece from the Korean war.” she smirked, you’d been deployed with her a few times and you always found her ability to outpace the men refreshing and oh-so-needed in the Navy. 

“Cold war,” Coyote corrected.

“Different wars, same century.” Payback said.

“Not this one,” Fanboy added.

“Who are your friends?” Coyote asked, gesturing to the two of them as they introduced themselves. “And I’m assuming this other aviator with a confirmed air-to-air kill will be gracing us with his presence tonight?”

“Her presence,” Phoenix said, narrowing her eyes as she corrected his assumption. “Call sign’s Viper, if you two made the cut then she definitely did.” 

“Ah, Viper.” Jake chimed in and you felt your ears burn as you watched him from your spot behind a beam. The way your name fell from his lips in such a condescending way made your eyes narrow. “You know, I’ve heard an awful lot about this Viper but… I’ve never laid eyes on her. Pretty sure she’s just a myth, what do you think, Coyote?” he asked and his friend nodded his head.

“You just can’t stand that the person holding you in a draw is a woman.” Phoenix quipped and you couldn’t help but smile.

“No one’s holding me in anything, darlin’, but I can’t say I’m not excited to finally meet this elusive pilot… set the record straight on who’s number one.”

“Oh Jakey,” you tutted, finally emerging from your spot behind the beam as you approached the table and you ignored the way he was physically caught off guard, quickly standing from his perch on the pool table. “I wouldn’t hold your breath because it sure as shit ain’t you.” You looked him up and down once for good measure. “Bagman, and Hyena, was it? Names Viper, pleasure to meet you.” You held your hand out for Coyote with a smirk rivaling Jake’s. For all the fear you had about your secret coming to light you knew you had to come in strong, if you showed up with your tail between your legs like your old teenage self, scared of Hangman’s wrath you’d never get out from under it during training.

“So, you’re not a myth,” Coyote responded, shaking your hand but you weren’t looking at him… you were looking at Jake who’s eyes seemed like they were about to bug out of his head as they scanned you, clad in a matching khaki uniform. 

“No, but she is a legend,” Fanboy piped in and you chuckled at the reinforcements.

“Hey V, knew you’d turn up sooner or later,” she said as she pulled you in for a quick hug and you reached out to squeeze both Payback and Fanboy’s shoulders in greeting. “And who’s this?” Phoenix asked, not picking up on the tension rising between you and Jake as her eyes glanced at the man sitting in standard-issue glasses to your left.

“Who’s who?” Coyote asked, not noticing he was there at all. She looked directly at him as he brushed peanuts off his lap. “When did you get in?”

“Oh, I- I’ve been here the whole time.” he answered with a cute smile on his face and you couldn’t help but chuckle at his earnestness. 

“Man’s a stealth pilot,” Jake finally chipped in, seemingly recovering from your shocking arrival but his eyes still held a lot of questions you knew you’d be hearing later. 

“Literally.” Coyote added.

“Weapons Systems Officer, actually,” the man corrected.

“With no sense of humor,” Jake sighed and you narrowed your eyes at him as he passed the pool cue to Phoenix before he made his way to the bar and you took the opportunity to slip away and follow him.

“Penny, my dear,” he started, leaning against the bartop. “I’ll have four more on the old timer.” he said, eyes darting to Maverick and you knew he’d regret saying that later. Everyone else might have been alarmingly slow at connecting the dots but you knew his presence here wasn’t a coincidence. As far as you knew he was supposed to be in Arizona acting as a test pilot.

“Unprepared for an ambush?” you asked and he sighed, you watched as his bicep flexed when he gripped the edge of the bar.

“You could say that,” he replied dryly.

“Doesn’t sound like the Hangman I’ve heard of… always so prepared for everything,” you shot back and he turned to look at you, expression steeled.

“Well, deception sounds exactly like the Viper I’ve heard of.” You couldn’t be surprised, verbal volleyball with him was always your forte and this time he had genuine cause to be upset. “What the hell are you doing here?” There it was.

“Recalled, same as you.” you answered, as if it was really that simple.

“In the Navy,” he clarified. “You didn’t think to mention this when we were on the phone four hours ago? Or better yet, when you joined?”

“Thought this would be better face to face.”

“What, were you calling just to get information from me?”

“I like being prepared, wanted to know what I was walking into.” you replied, keeping your features calm as you looked up at him.

“And you couldn’t have prepared me for seeing my little sister’s best friend in front of all my colleagues?”

“Your colleagues? Thought I was a little more than that,” you responded, focusing your attention forward and subtly nodding to Maverick who was sitting across the bar in lieu of a proper greeting. “You’re a professional, Hangman, I think you handled it well.”

“Like how well you’ve handled lying to your entire family? How was that dig in Bahrain, by the way?”

“Needed to come up with something to account for all the traveling and lack of contact,” you answered, cutting through to the question beneath the question.

“And where do they think you’re off to now?” he asked as Penny set the beers in front of you. “You know, just in case I need to cover your ass.”

“Croatia. Called them before I called you and Sadie.”

“Sadie knows?” he asked, shaking his head in disbelief. “Why the hell did you keep this from everyone?”

“Are you forgetting the chaos that ensued when you told everyone your plans after high school?” you asked. “Besides, I did tell you in no uncertain terms, you just turned it into a joke.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Thanksgiving a few years ago? When Rooster called?” you prompted and you watched his face fall. 

“Oh my god,” he muttered. 

“Yeah, I knew you wouldn’t believe me which is why I said it to get you off my back… and what you said about killing me before I even made it to basic just proves my reasoning was right to not tell anyone.”

“Wait, so Rooster really was your wingman on a mission?”

“Several.” you answered.

“I don’t understand, I first heard of Viper six years ago. How have we never crossed paths?”

“I asked to keep my accomplishments on the downlow, they thought it was modesty but really I didn’t want you finding out through a Navy newsletter. Truthfully, I don’t know how we haven’t been on detachments sooner, that was just dumb luck.”

“Dumb luck,” he scoffed, looking you over once more. “God dammit. I am happy to see you,” he finally conceded and you let out a laugh.

“Really? I’m not convinced,” you replied as he pulled you in for a tight hug.

“Meant what I said too,” he started, picking up two of the beers and nodding for you to grab the others. “I do intend on winning this tie between us.”

You laughed again, “good luck with that, bud.” you shot back as you walked back to the pool table. You were aware of the questioning eyes but you had no intention of filling anyone in at the moment.

“Bradshaw, as I live and breathe,”Jake said, swiping Bob’s pool cue as you gave Rooster a one-arm hug.

“Hangman, you look… good,” Rooster responded, apprehension clear in his voice and you shared a look with Phoenix.

“Well, I am good, Rooster.” he replied, lining up and taking his shot. “I’m very good, in fact, I am too good to be true.” You rolled your eyes as you watched Phoenix give Rooster an exasperated look.

“So,” Payback interjected, “anyone know what this special detachment is all about?”

“No, a mission’s a mission, that don’t confront me.” You watched in amusement as he made his way around the pool table, oozing arrogance. You’d heard the stories of the cocky pilot but seeing it before you, in stark contradiction to the Jake you grew up with, was jarring to say the least. “What I want to know: who’s gonna be team leader? And which one of y’all has what it takes to follow me?”

“Hangman, the only place you’ll lead anyone is an early grave.” Rooster replied and you watched Jake continue his path with an overwhelming urge to smack the smirk off of his face. If you wanted to, you knew you were the only person here who could get away with it.

“Well, anyone who follows you is just gonna run out of fuel.” Jake shot back, “But that’s just you ain’t it, Rooster? You’re snug on that perch waiting for just the right moment… that’s never gonna come.” He finished, stepping closer. “I love this song,” he added before walking away.

“Well, he hasn’t changed.” Phoenix sighed.

“Nope, sure hasn’t.” Rooster agreed and you chuckled.

“If only you knew how untrue that was,” you said, eyebrows raised as you looked after him, a man almost completely unrecognizable to you now. You were almost impressed that he was able to suppress this new side of himself when he went back home just as easily as you did.

“Thought you were in Bahrain,” Rooster commented and you spared him a quick glance.

“Thought you were in Japan,” you replied simply.

“Looks like your intel is outdated,” he said and you finally looked over to him with a smirk.

“Same goes for you.” You nudged his shoulder with yours, “good to see you, Roo.”

“Does anyone here have a normal relationship with one another?” Coyote asked, watching as Rooster disappeared and as you went to steal some of Bob’s peanuts. 

“This is like a dysfunctional summer camp reunion, Coyote. When have we all been in the same room at the same time?” Phoenix answered.

“Any thoughts as to how this is going to play out?” Jake asked, sidling up beside you as you ordered another beer and you didn’t even look in his direction as you watched Penny mix a drink for someone.

“Thought it was just a mission… none of the details confront you,” you responded and he didn’t miss the air of mockery in your tone.

“I meant between us,” he clarified and you glanced at him out of the corner of your eye.

“Thought we were just colleagues.”

He shot you an unamused look, “are you really going to be like that?” he asked and you shrugged.

“Matching your energy, Hangman. Have to say, I was hoping the rumors were false.”

“Oh yeah? And what rumors are those, Viper?”

“The rumors that you’re an arrogant asshole. Imagine my surprise to find the Jake I know nowhere in sight.”

“Well, imagine my surprise to find out the girl who used to steal my sweatshirts and whine if I didn’t cut the crust off her sandwiches in the Navy with a reputation of being a calculated bitch.”

“I’m a woman in the Navy, what’s your excuse?” you fired back and he nodded his head appreciatively as if to say touche.

He sighed, “I just mean… we have history, how do you want to go about that?”

“Pretty sure everyone here has some form of history with each other, I don’t see why we need to go about it any particular way.” you shrugged and he narrowed his eyes at you.

“Why do I get the feeling this is going to be a long detachment?”

“Probably because you’re right.”

“I just don’t understand why you can’t be a team player. You’re taking this whole Hangman thing too far,” you snapped from your side of the booth. “I’m sick of doing push ups because of you.”

“Ever considered it’s just because you’re the one that’s failing?” Jake asked with a smirk.

“No, it’s just because you’re a shitty wingman, always have been.”

“Now what is that supposed to mean?”

You laughed dryly, “Christmas? Two years ago? You had one job, be a decent wingman. You can’t do it on the ground and you certainly can’t do it in the air.”

“Hold up. Christmas two years ago? What do you mean?” Phoenix asked, having

overheard your latest round of ripping into Jake as she was walking by and you let out a sigh.

“Bagman and I grew up together,” you finally came clean and you gave her an exasperated look as she did a terrible job at masking her shock.

“Wait, like grew up grew up together? As kids?”

“My best friend is his sister,” you explained as briefly as you could. “Well, that makes a hell of a lot more sense than my theory,” she said and you furrowed

your brows.

“What was your theory?” you and Jake asked at the same time.

“I thought you two had slept together on a deployment,” she shrugged and you blinked in surprise. You looked at Jake and waited for him to respond because you were at a loss for words at the implication.

“Your quickness to assume I’ve slept with every woman I’ve come into contact with is frankly insulting,” he said and you bit back a laugh.

“But not entirely untrue,” you muttered.

“Please tell me you have embarrassing stories about him,” Phoenix pleaded and you let out a full laugh now.

“Oh, I definitely do.”

“That will remain in the vault because unless you’re forgetting, I have stories too.” Jake chimed in and you rolled your eyes.

“Hold on, I’ve been deployed with both of you, and mentioned both of you to each other, how is this the first I’m hearing of this?” she asked and you noticed the way almost everyone was not subtly listening in.

“Our families didn’t have the warmest reaction to him joining the Navy, let alone to be a fighter pilot… so I just kept it to myself when I did. Jake didn’t know until last week,” you answered.

She shot him a weird look, “I always forget you have a real name… makes you too human,” she muttered before slipping away and you chuckled. 

“Cat’s outta the bag now,” he said, eyeing you over the rim of his glass as he took a drink and you didn’t miss the way his pupils dilated as Rooster came into his field of vision.

“Buy you a refill?” he asked you and you nodded, allowing him to pull you up and lead you to the bar. “So, you and Hangman have history?” You realized he must have only caught a piece of your previous conversation.

“Mmhm,” you confirmed, “Seems everyone has history with him, including you.” you said as the two of you sat down on the bar stools.

“Nothing beyond the obvious.”

“And what’s the obvious?” you asked and he smirked, sliding a fresh beer towards you.

“I’ll show you mine if you show me yours,” he said and you raised your eyebrows at him before he chuckled. “Thought it’d be good to catch up… haven’t heard from you since our last mission.”

“And whose fault is that?” you shot back, with Rooster it was always about what was unsaid. On the surface you weren’t even sure this would be considered a conversation, too much back and forth with not enough shared in each passing remark.

“You know how it is,” he shrugged and you nodded.

“How was Japan?”

“How was Bahrain?” You stared him down before cracking, a smile spreading across your face as you laughed.

“You know I can’t tell you.”

“You know I can keep a secret. Besides, what are friends for?”

“Oh, are we friends now?” you countered, amusement clear in your tone.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize we weren’t.” he shot back.

“Our last communication was you sending me a photo of bird shit on your canopy with a series of emojis that I’m honestly still unsure the meaning of.”

“That’s peak friendship,” he laughed. “What is the story with you and Hangman and why was I not allowed to tell him we knew each other?”

“He’s my best friend’s brother,” you said and realization passed over his features. “He’s a little… protective, and I knew he wouldn’t respond well to me being in the Navy.”

“Ah, well that explains why he looks like he wants to kill me everytime I get close to you,” he said and you looked over your shoulder to find him glaring in your general direction and you let out a laugh.

“That’s just his face when it comes to you.”

“No, pretty sure it’s more than that,” he replied and you raised an eyebrow at him as if to say elaborate. He reached down to grab your stool and yanked you closer, forcing your legs to slide in between his and smirked as he brushed a strand of hair behind your ear while you just looked at him with wide eyes. “I give it five minutes, tops.”

“Five minutes for what?” you asked, coming out a little more breathless than you were hoping for.

“The way he looks at you is far more intense than just being his sister’s best friend… I’m just testing my theory,” he said, voice low with how close the two of you were.

“And what do you think these test results will yield?”

“I think he’s going to stew over there for a moment,” he said leaning closer as he looked over your shoulder and nodded slightly, “just like he’s doing right now… and then when I make any sort of indication of taking this further he’s going to come pull you right out of this chair and drag you off.” 

“Hmm,” you hummed, deciding to lean into it if only for the fact that your life was so hectic you had no time for attention like this… even if it was for show, and you let your fingers absentmindedly drag along his forearm. “And how are you going to indicate taking this further?” you asked, your eyes almost daring him.

“You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?” he teased, a smirk tugging at the corners of his lips as his fingers trailed along your thigh.

You gave a half-hearted shrug, “contrary to popular belief, I’m not immune to a little flirting… real or not.”

He frowned slightly, “I know you’re not immune or are you purposefully forgetting our first mission?”

“I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about,” you replied and now it was your turn to smirk. You saw something in his expression shift, like he was accepting the challenge you’d just given him.

“Do I need to remind you?” he asked, inching closer and your breath hitched when his hand rested on your neck. “Because I remember it quite vividly,” he whispered in your ear and you couldn’t help the shiver that raced up your spine. 

“I think it’s coming back to me now,” you said as he pulled back to look at you and he chuckled.

“Incoming.” you furrowed your brows at him as he leaned away but before you could ask him what he meant you felt a strong hand wrap around your arm and yank you upwards and suddenly you found yourself being pulled across the bar and one glance back to Rooster only revealed a smug look that said I told you so. And he did.

“Get off of me!” you yelled as you pushed Jake’s hand off you, crossing your arms over your chest as you glared up at him and squinted your eyes to shield from the sun setting over the beach… now just a handful of yards away in your new location. “What the hell is your problem?”

“I could ask you the same thing.” You just gestured for him to explain. “Rooster? Really?”

“What is that supposed to mean?”

“Please tell me you’re not that dense,” he said and you could see the disappointment in his features but what you couldn’t figure out was why. You just shook your head and threw your arms out in exasperation and he sighed. “Do you really think flirting with Rooster is a good idea?”

You let out an indignant laugh, “you think that was flirting?”

“Okay, I know you’re not that dense.” 

“I know this has been difficult for you to wrap your head around but I have friendships on this squad outside of you that have been in existence for years. Whatever you think you saw was me catching up with an old friend.”

He scoffed, “and he just had to have his hands on your neck and thigh while doing so?”

“And so what if he did? I’m failing to see where this is any of your business and why it gave you the right to physically remove me from my conversation.”

“Figured I’d save you from making a mistake because it’s never a good idea to get involved with someone on your squad… especially on a mission as hard as this one.”

“You would know wouldn’t you?” you countered. “Speaking from personal experience?”

“Don’t do that, you always find a way to turn it around on me.”

“Maybe because you’re always the one in the wrong!” you shouted. “I know that me being here is weird for you, and I know it’s been an adjustment having me in the air with you but that does not give you the right to act like you have for the past eight years. I am not your kid sister’s best friend anymore, I am not a teenager that needs you to bail her out when guys get handsy.”

“Well, you’re definitely acting like a teenager who needs me to bail her out before she makes a mistake that could follow her around for the rest of her career.”

“You are the one acting like a teenager right now! In case you haven’t noticed because you’ve been too busy strutting around like you’re god’s fucking gift to us all, I’ve built an incredible career for myself, and I’m pretty damn good at what I do… I have to be, right? Because I landed myself here with you. Or do you think that was just a fluke? The only reason this is new to you is because I diminished myself to hide from you because I knew you couldn’t deal with the fact that I can handle my own shit now.”

“You think lying to everyone is handling your shit? You hid because you were too much of a coward to own up to it.”

You let out a bitter laugh, “I lied to everyone because they worry. Your mother cries every day you’re on deployment. Your sister calls me twice as much. Your dad goes to church twice a week. My parents check their phones every hour waiting to see if yours sent them any kind of update. It’s easier for everyone if they believe my traveling and being out of service range is because I’m safe and sound, digging up old relics. I lied because I knew you would act like this and I lied because giving our families some peace of mind was worth more to me than getting credit for everything I’ve accomplished.”

He was silent for a moment as he processed what you’d said, and he took a step back as silence permeated the outdoor patio. “I don’t think it was just a fluke,” he finally said and you let out a sharp exhale.

“Well, obviously it wasn’t, I’m a much better pilot than you.” you joked and he gave you a deadpan look. “Every time you snap at me in the air, or dismiss me in the training room, or conveniently occupy yourself elsewhere when my previous missions become the center of focus, you're only reinforcing the reasons I kept this from you. I didn’t want to. Of course I wanted to tell you of all people, I just… didn’t want to feel like I used to when we were growing up. Like the little kid you got stuck with.”

He sighed, “well, now I feel like a jackass.”

You shrugged, “well… you kind of are a jackass.”

“You’re not the little kid I got stuck with, sunshine. I just-”

“I get it,” you cut him off. You wanted this conversation to end before it got too deep, and you could tell by the look in his eyes you were about to jump headfirst into a conversation neither of you were ready for. “Come on, buy me a beer to make up for what a jackass you were.” 

You were on your third run through of the mission today, probably the dozenth this week and each time something went wrong, or you weren’t fast enough, or nothing went wrong and you were fast enough but you missed the target. Between this and Maverick’s constant reminders of just how impossible this mission was, you were finding it hard to push through the noise and focus on your objectives… something that had never been an issue for you in the past. You’d made a career off of keeping your head down and doing what was expected of you no matter how difficult it was but this? Each time you stepped into the cockpit you couldn’t help but think you were training for your death.

“Talk to me, Bob,” Phoenix said as you flew above the dry terrain. You could feel the clock running out, both on this run through and your mission training in general.

“We are twelve seconds late on target, we gotta move! We gotta move,” Bob replied.

“Copy, try to stay with me,” you said as you increased your speed.

“Wait, who’s that?” Bob asked and you cocked your head slightly, waiting for further information.

“Blue team, you’ve been spotted.” Maverick’s voice rang throughout your headset and you winced.

“Shit, it’s Mav.” 

“What the hell is he doing here?” Phoenix asked,

“I’m a bandit on course to intercept, blue team what are you gonna do?”

“He’s twenty miles left, ten o’clock. Seven hundred knots closure.” Bob supplied.

“Your call, what do you want to do?” you asked Phoenix, looking over your shoulder in the direction of her aircraft.

“Continue, we’re close. Stay on target.”

“He’s swinging around to the north,” Bob said as you began to brace yourself.

“Stand by for pop-up.” 

“Be ready on that laser, Bob,” Phoenix ordered.

“Copy, I’m on it.”

“Blue team, bandit is still closing,” Maverick reminded you and you felt tension settling in your muscles.

“Popping now,” you communicated as you sharply moved to a steep incline. You gasped for air as the weight crushed you backwards into your seat. “Talk to me, Bob. Where’s Mav?”

“He’s five miles out, he’s coming fast.”

“Target’s in sight,” Phoenix said.

“Where’s my laser, Bob?” you asked, already feeling the panic creep in.

“Deadeye! Deadeye! It’s no good. Sorry, I can’t get a lock.”

“We’re out of time, I’m dropping blind,” you said with a slight shake of your head as your thumb hovered over the button as you tried to drop it at the exact right moment. “Fuck, I missed,” you sighed as you began your steep climb out.

“That’s tone,” Maverick said and you could hear the disappointment in his voice.

“Maverick’s got missile lock on us.” Bob groaned.

“Shit, we’re dead,” Phoenix cursed.

“Blue team, that’s a fail.” You let out a sharp exhale as you ripped your mask off in frustration. No matter how hard or how many times you tried you were always so close without ever actually making it. “That’s enough for today.” Maverick said as you leveled out and you navigated to flank him. “Bird strike! Bird strike!” he shouted as you tried to avoid the onslaught of birds but it was no use, you felt your jet become unsteady as one flew directly into your engine.

“Shit, left engine’s on fire. Climbing,” you said as you yanked up on the yoke. “Throttling back, shutting off fuel to left engine. Extinguishing fire,” you narrated as you ran through your mental checklist of everything you needed to do. “Fuck, it’s still spinning. Trying to restart,” you tried to keep your voice and your nerves steady but it was no use, the erratic beeping filling the cockpit was threatening to pull you apart.

“Viper, it’s on fire! Don’t start-” Maverick started but you cut him off.

“Throttling up.” You watched as everything flashed at you and you tried to regain control as you quickly lost altitude. “Extinguishing right engine.” Everything was in failure and you were running out of options.

“Viper, punch out.” Maverick ordered as your jet hurtled towards the hillside in a spiral. “You can’t save it. Eject, eject!”

“Fuck, ejecting! Ejecting!” you shouted as you pulled the handles between your feet and the last thing you remembered was watching your plane burn in.

You awoke in a panic, gripping the sheets as a distant beeping accelerated your heart rate and as if on autopilot your hands grabbed for the controls but there was nothing but fabric. “Hey, hey you’re okay,” you heard and you let out a sharp exhale as you saw Jake sitting beside you, leaned forward in his chair with concern written all over his face.

“I don’t- what the hell happened?”

“Bird strike. Thank god you punched out in time but you lost consciousness on the way down. Doc said you’re fine, they’re coming to discharge you soon,” he explained and you nodded as you began to calm down.

“Jesus,” you whispered before another wave of panic rolled over you. “Mav? Phoenix and Bob?” you asked, realizing you’d been so wrapped up in your own cockpit you didn’t even know if the voices coming through your headset were for you or if they were struggling with their own aircrafts.

“They’re good, Mav stopped by earlier to check in and everyone has been blowing up the group chat asking for updates,” he chuckled as he rested a hand on your leg.

“Just another thing to tack onto the long list of failures with this mission,” you sighed, running a hand through your hair.

He frowned at you, “hey, no one faults you for this. You can’t control bird strikes,” he reassured. “Everyone is just glad you got out.” His thumb was rubbing reassuring circles against your thigh and you took a deep breath as you tried to shake off the way he was looking at you. It was concern and… something else you couldn’t place.

“Jake, I don’t… I don’t think everyone’s going to come back from this,” you whispered, it was a universal truth, everyone had thought it at one point or another, Maverick had basically said it without being explicit, and you knew damn well Cyclone didn’t care about casualties so long as the mission was completed. “We can’t even get through dropping the bombs, we haven’t even accounted for SAM’s or bandits.”

“If anyone can do it, it’s us.” he said, voice firm and you knew it was a defense mechanism. He wouldn’t come out and say it but he shared the same fears you did. “Come on, let’s get you up, everyone wants to see that you’re alive and well for themselves,” he diverted but you knew better. He just didn’t want to get into it with you because if he did he wasn’t sure he’d be able to flip the switch back. He had to stay focused and so did you.

The drive to the Hard Deck was silent, much like a lot of your time had been with Jake recently and it made you want to rip your hair out. You couldn’t deal with the hot and cold, one minute you felt like nothing had changed when he brought you your coffee exactly how you liked it, or when you were doubled over in laughter by the dart board and the next he was distant, blowing you off entirely and pretending you were no more than a colleague. You knew things wouldn’t be like how they were back home, this was work and the lives of you and your team were on the line. There were more important things to focus on but when you watched him let loose with Coyote after-hours or humor Fanboy while he talked about some nerdy tv show you couldn’t help but think it felt like a knife to the back. 

“Easy, I know you’re sore even though you’re pretending you’re not,” he said softly as he helped you climb out of the car and you just gave him a deadpan look.

“I’m not pretending,” you protested and he smirked.

“Sure you’re not,” he agreed, even though he really didn’t.

“There she is!” Fanboy cheered as you walked in and you gave a bashful smile, hiding your face behind your hands to shield yourself from the commotion. “How are you feeling? What’d the doctor say?” he asked as everyone looked at you intently.

Bob elbowed him, “you are under no obligation to share your private medical information,” he said, clear disapproval in his tone at everyone’s nosiness.

You chuckled, “it’s okay, Bob. No concussion, nothing broken, just some light bruising in my ribs. Still cleared to fly so it looks like the competition hasn’t been knocked out yet,” you teased.

“Thank god, I couldn’t stand it if you abandoned me,” Phoenix said with a warm smile as she wrapped an arm around your waist carefully. “Are you allowed to drink?”

“It’s actually been encouraged,” you joked and she nodded before disappearing.

“Glad you’re okay,” Rooster said, giving you a sheepish smile. “Scared the shit out of all of us.”

“I like to keep you on your toes,” you replied. “Since I almost died today and all…” you started and he rolled his eyes.

“Oh, so you’re milking this?”

“Mmhm,” you smirked. “Since I almost died today, think you could go play a little something?” you asked and he shook his head with a chuckle.

“For you, I think that can be arranged.” you watched with a small smile as he did his usual routine of yanking the cord of the jukebox out of the wall before sauntering over to the piano. You loved watching the bar crowd around him, watching your new and old friends sing along and bust out terrible dance moves. It made it a little easier to forget the impending doom you were all facing.

“Did you make that happen?” Phoenix asked, placing a glass of bourbon in your hand.

“Not like I had to try very hard,” you laughed, watching as she nearly ran over to join him.

“You’ve always been so good at that,” Jake said, appearing beside you suddenly and you tore your eyes away from watching the fun for a moment to look up at him.

“What’s that?”

“Bringing people together,” he answered, gazing down at you. “This could have been just another detachment. Forced friendship while we’re stuck with each other before we go back to our normal squads, but nothing about that looks forced to me,” he said, turning back to watch Bob twirling Phoenix around, Payback and Fanboy doing the robot to a song completely unsuited for such a dance, Coyote and Rooster singing at the top of their lungs.

“Thank you,” you said and he pulled his attention back to you, an unasked question on his face. “For staying with me, it was nice having you there when I woke up.”

He shrugged, “no problem, you’re Sadie’s best friend… pretty sure she would have flown out here just to kick my ass if I didn’t.” Your face fell for a moment but you quickly recovered.

“Right, just Sadie’s best friend,” you muttered, polishing off your drink in one swig. Suddenly you felt silly, of course that’s only how he saw you. You were naive to think the ‘friendship’ you’d built over the past two decades was nothing more than the fact that you were in his life because of his sister, because your families had bonded over the daughters who couldn’t stand to be apart for more than twelve hours. The quarterly phone calls and drinking sessions past midnight over the holidays were nothing more than circumstantial. 

“Sunshine-” he started but you gave him an empty smile.

“Need a refill,” you said before walking towards the bar and Penny saw you coming, saw the look in your eyes and was quick to pour as soon as you’d set the glass down.

“Gave everyone quite a scare today, you alright?” she asked and you nodded. You knew she wasn’t really asking you about your ejection but you were content to pretend she was.

“All good, comes with the territory,” you chuckled and she gave you a knowing look.

“That one’s on me, consider it your unofficial hazard pay,” she joked and you took a moment to lean against the bar as you collected your thoughts. You couldn’t help but feel stupid  to think that even with the rigors of the job and learning curve of being around each other professionally you’d find some sort of groove resembling the one you settled into back home. You wondered what the hell that even was when you were home. He was always the highlight of your holidays, someone who understood you even though he didn’t know it. You looked forward to sneaking into his room when everyone had gone to sleep with a bottle to talk shit about your families and you shook your head as you sat in the embarrassment of thinking he could have looked forward to that too.

“Sunshine, I didn’t mean-” he started as he approached you and you just shook your head.

“It’s fine, I get it.” you said, focusing your attention on Rooster who was still fiddling with the keys while everyone went back to their groups and listened to it as background noise. “Training is almost over and when the mission is done we can go back to our squads and you can forget about the little kid who’s been following you around for twenty years.” 

“I don’t think you’re a little kid, I really didn’t mean anything by-”

“Jake.” you cut him off, turning to look up at him. “Really, it’s fine. With any luck after this we won’t see each other until Christmas so… maybe it’s better if we just focus on our own shit. We have enough to worry about.” You walked across the bar and slid onto the bench with Rooster who gave you a questioning look.

“Everything okay?” he asked and you nodded, taking a swig of your drink. 

“What do you say to a little Great Balls of Fire?” you asked, resting your head on his shoulder for a moment and with just a few of the opening chords he’d pulled everyone right back in just like he always did.

“It’s been an honor flying with you,” Maverick started as you all stood at attention. “Each one of you represents the best of the best. This is a very specific mission, my choice is a reflection of that and nothing more.” 

“Choose your two foxtrot teams,” Cyclone said and the tension in the room was palpable.

“Payback and Fanboy, Phoenix and Bob.” You smiled softly, that’s exactly who you would have picked.

“And your wingman,” Cyclone added and you felt the anxiety settle in the pit of your stomach. It was between you, Rooster, and Jake… You knew there was a complicated history between Maverick and Rooster, and despite your instability with Jake you didn’t want to be pitted against him.

“Viper.” he called out and the first person you looked at was Rooster who was doing a great job at masking his feelings and he shot you a tight smile. You glanced forward to find Jake looking at you and he gave you a slight nod. You thought getting picked for this mission would feel better than this, but you only felt sick.

“The rest of you will stand by on the carrier for any reserve role that’s required. Dismissed,” Warlock said and your limbs were slow to catch up with your brain as you began to move for the exit to head back to your bunk. You’d been training for weeks yet you felt entirely unprepared. Maverick stepping in as team leader restored a bit of your confidence but even with him leading you knew the odds of actually pulling this off and everyone making it back were slim. Part of you was relieved it was you and not Jake, or Rooster. Rooster still had a legacy to fulfill, and Jake simply wasn’t finished. He had a lot left to learn, and a lot left to accomplish.

“Hey,” Rooster called after you, jogging to catch up and you stopped in front of your door, looking around at the crowded hallway and you subtly nodded for him to follow you. “Congratulations.” he said as you closed the door behind you.

“I’m sorry,” you started but he shook his head.

“You have nothing to be sorry for. You earned this, I know better than anyone how good you are in the air. Mav made the right call… I’m only sorry you aren’t team leader, we all thought you would be.”

“If it makes you feel any better you would have been my wingman if I was,” you offered and he chuckled.

“Not Hangman?”

You sighed, “I trust Jake implicitly on the ground, but… I can’t in the air, and he hasn’t had the best reaction to seeing me in this environment. You on the other hand I know I can trust in the air. You’ve saved my ass several times,” you said with a soft smile.

“Only as often as you’ve saved mine,” he replied. “I think you need to look at Hangman’s attitude towards you through a different lens.”

“What do you mean?” you asked as you slightly tilted your head in confusion.

“It’s not that he sees you as his little sister’s best friend, or the kid he can’t seem to escape… it’s the fact that he doesn’t see you that way, and now he’s forced to face it every day.” 

“If he doesn’t see me that way, then what way does he see me?” you asked, struggling to put the dots together and he just smiled.

“I can’t do all the work for you.” he said, pulling you in for a hug. “I’ve missed having you around, V.”

“I’ve missed having you around too, Roo. Let’s be actual friends when this is all over… which means no more sending me photos of bird shit on your canopy,” you said with a laugh.

“I told you, that’s peak friendship!” he said and you pulled away when your door creaked open.

“Sorry, am I interrupting?” Jake asked as he poked his head in, clearly uncomfortable and you and Rooster both shook your heads.

“No, I was just leaving… I’ll see you before, yeah?” Rooster asked and you nodded, giving his arm a squeeze as he walked past. “Hey, don’t think, just do, right?” he said before leaving and you nodded.

“Don’t think, just do.”

“Sure you two aren’t a thing?” Jake asked as he walked in, glancing behind him to make sure he was gone and you chuckled.

“Scout’s honor,” you replied.

“I just wanted to come congratulate you,” he said and you let out another soft laugh.

“Seems everyone wanted to do that,” you said. “Thank you, I’m sorry you weren’t picked.”

“Don’t be, you were right. You’re the better pilot,” he said and there wasn’t an ounce of dishonesty in his tone. “I need you to have a clear head while you’re up there, but… can we talk when this is all over? I handled this completely wrong and I don’t want to forget about the girl that’s been in my corner for twenty years when we go back to our old squads.” you smiled at the way he rephrased what you’d said earlier.

You nodded, “I’d like that.”

He moved towards the door but turned back to say, “I know Sadie’s your best friend, but just so you know… you’re mine,” before he left and you let out a sharp exhale and flopped onto your bunk as the door shut behind him. You put your hands over your eyes as you let what both Rooster and Jake said sink in and it left you with far more questions than you had when you entered this dorm… so much for having a clear head. You heard the door push open and let out a groan, sitting up to see who was coming to mess with your head now but quickly turned sheepish.

“Jesus, hello to you too,” Phoenix muttered as she walked in and set something on her bunk. “Saw both your boyfriends leave,” she said with a smirk and you rolled your eyes before laying back down.

“They’re not my boyfriends.” you protested and she just laughed.

“Sure they aren’t. How are you feeling?”

“How are you feeling?” you shot back as she sat next to you.

“Terrified, but we’re as ready as we’re going to be.” You sat up and turned to face her fully.

“I’m really glad you’re flying with me, Phe. How badass are we? Not one but two women selected for the uber secret, uber dangerous mission?” you asked and she let out a laugh.

“Super badass, now we just gotta make sure we come home so we can brag about it.”

You stood on the platform with nerves rattling you to your core. You took a deep breath and shook your limbs out as you looked up at your jet.  You reached up to press your hand to its exterior and said, “no funny business today, alright? I wanna come home.”

“Sunshine!” you heard from behind you and turned to see Jake jogging towards you. You stood in silence for a moment before he pulled you in for a bone crushing hug. “You give ‘em hell, okay?” You nodded when he pulled away and you watched him walk to his own jet where he’d be sitting as Dagger Spare. You made eye contact with Maverick who gave you a nod that you returned, a silent exchange that solidified you were in this together.

“Dagger One, up and ready on catapult one.” Maverick said in your ear and you exhaled forcefully, willing any reservations to leave your body with your breath.

“Dagger Spare standing by.”

“Dagger Four, up and ready.”

“Dagger Three, up and ready.”

“Dagger Two, up and ready,” you said as you focused your mind and pushed out anything but the mission. You weren’t going to think about what Rooster had said, or about what Jake wanted to talk to you about when this was all over, and especially not what you were hoping he wanted to talk to you about. Blocking out the noise was what you were good at, and one of the reasons you were selected. Get in, get out, go home. That’s all you had to do.

You launched off the catapult and fell into formation behind Maverick and listened for the command to fall below the radar. The ocean was closer than it had ever been before and somehow it felt so different from your proximity to the ground during training. This was real. This wasn’t a simulation.

“Feet dry in sixty seconds. Comanche, Dagger One. Picture.”

“Comanche, picture clean. Decision is yours.” 

“Copy,” Maverick replied and waited for a beat before saying, “Dagger attack.” Not that it was an option before but there was no turning back now. You watched the tomahawks fly over your head as you assumed attack formation and marked your time as you entered the valley and rounded the snowy ridges. “First SAM site overhead.”

“Looks like we’re clear on radar, Mav.” Phoenix said.

“Let’s not take it for granted.” You knew they were there but you chose to ignore the presence of the SAM’s above you. Worrying about them now wouldn’t do you any good, you had plenty of time for that later. Your only concern was staying below where you could trigger them.

“We got two minutes to target,” Bob said and you checked your radar, increasing your speed.

“Stay with me, Payback.” you grunted as you overtook a curve.

“I got you,” he confirmed.

“We’re picking up two bandits. Single group, two contacts.” Comanche informed and you furrowed your brows slightly.

“Comanche, what’s their heading?” Phoenix asked.

“Bullseye 090, 50, tacked southwest.”

“They’re headed away from us, they don’t know we’re here,” you replied.

“The second those tomahawks hit the airbase those bandits are gonna move to defend the target, we have to get there before they do. Increase speed,” Maverick ordered and you nodded to yourself as you did.

“We got you Mav, don’t wait for me,” Phoenix responded. You lagged as you finally saw one of the SAM’s, a visual you were trying really hard to avoid and your breath caught in your throat as some of the noise started to creep in.

“Stay with me, V, don’t think.” Maverick said to you and you nodded to yourself again.

“Just do,” you finished as you pushed forward on the throttle.

“Jesus, Viper,” Payback shouted in your ear and you chuckled.

“Come on, Payback, you with me?” you asked. “Watch your heads,” you warned as you navigated through a bridge.

“Right behind you!” he confirmed after Fanboy let out some expletives that let you know they were still tailing you.

“Phoenix, stand-by for pop-up strike.”

“Dagger Three in position,” she replied. You heard their grunts through the headset as they fought against the gravity trying to pull them backwards.

“Get me eyes on that target, Bob!”

“Dagger Three, standby, Mav… Standby… I’ve got it!”

“Target acquired, bombs away.” Mav said and you felt your body stiffen as you waited for confirmation.

“We’ve got impact. Check, direct hit! Direct hit!” Bob yelled and you felt a wave of relief that disappeared as quickly as it had washed over you.

“Dagger Two, status.”

“Almost there, Mav, almost there,” you replied as you flew over the ridge.

“Fanboy, where’s my laser?” you asked as you grew closer to the target.

“V, there’s something wrong with this laser… Shit! Dead eye, dead eye, dead eye!” Fanboy shouted and you cursed under your breath.

“Come on, we are running out of time. Get it online!” you yelled back.

“I’m trying!”

“Come on, Fanboy!” you heard Payback say and you were running a risk analysis in your head.

“Nearly there, nearly there!”

“There’s no time, I’m dropping blind.” you said, voice calm and steady as you focused on the target.

“Viper, I’ve got this!” Fanboy tried and you wanted to reassure him but you couldn’t.

“Pull up. Bombs away, bombs away!” you said as you pressed your button before pulling up.

“Bullseye, bullseye, bullseye!” you heard command say but you couldn’t focus on anything as you tried to get oxygen to your brain, the force was compressing your lungs and you could feel the edges of your vision darken as you let out breathless pants.

“We’re not out of this yet,” Maverick grunted. “Here it comes.” you listened as they communicated, trying to evade the SAM’s. “Viper, status.” You wanted to answer but you couldn’t as you flew over the ridge and onto the radar.

“Oh fuck,” you muttered, looking overhead as the missiles launched. “Smoke in the air!”

“SAM on your six, Viper!” Payback warned.

“Deploying countermeasures,” you called as you slammed the button. “Negative contact.”

“Dagger one defending.”

“Talk to me, Bob!”

“Break right, Phoenix, break right! Mav, nine o’clock! Nine o’clock!” It was pure chaos as they exploded overhead.

“Viper, two more on your six!” you heard someone say but you couldn’t tell who.

“Dagger Two, defending,” you said as you hit your flare button.

“Payback, SAM on your nose.”

“Dagger Four defending.”

“Viper, tally, tally, seven o’clock!

“Talk to me, Bob!”

“On our six!”

“Dagger Two defending.”

“Phoenix, break right!”

“I see it, I see it!” Everyone’s voices were overlapping as you tried to look out for yourselves and each other, in all your years in the Navy you’d been in some pretty fucked up situations but this one just felt different. You yelled out to Phoenix and watched as she came close to taking a hit, and you could hear Fanboy’s panicked shouts trying to keep up with what was going on around you. You thought that if you had the time you might throw up, but you didn’t.

“Dagger Two, defending,” you said as you looked over your shoulder to see two on your tail. “Fuck, I’m out of flares!”

“Viper, evade, evade!” Maverick shouted and you whipped your jet around but shook your head.

“I can’t shake ‘em! They’re on me, they’re on me!” You watched Maverick’s jet pass overhead as he deployed his flares but gasped when one hit his tail. Your heart sank as you watched what was left of his jet fall out of the sky and tears pricked at your eyes that you quickly blinked away.

“Maverick!” you yelled, trying to turn in your seat to look for a parachute.

“Dagger One is hit! I repeat, Dagger One is hit! Maverick is down!” Phoenix called out as the wreckage of his plane floated down around you.

“Dagger One status? Status!” you asked with no answer. “Anyone see him? Does anyone see him?”

“I didn’t see a parachute,” Payback replied.

“We have to circle back.”

“Comanche. Bandits inbound. Single group, hot. Recommend dagger flow south. One minute to intercept.” There was a pause before you heard, “All daggers flow to ECP.”

“What about Maverick?” you asked, chest tightening at the thought of leaving him behind. You couldn’t. You wouldn’t.

“Dagger Spare, request permission to launch and fly air cover,” you heard Jake in your ear and you didn’t realize how badly you’d needed to hear the sound of his voice.

“Negative, spare.”

“Dagger, you are not to engage. Repeat, do not engage.” You gripped your controls as you listened to them ask you to acknowledge you heard the order but it all sounded muffled.

“Viper, those bandits are closing,” Phoenix said. “We can’t go back.”

“V, he’s gone. Maverick’s gone,” Bob added and you could hear the sadness in his voice but you weren’t accepting that. You thought of Rooster… of him telling you Maverick had pulled his papers and how despite how angry he was you could see through it to the hurt. He’d lost his father and alienated his only male role model. You thought of him listening in back at the carrier, the regret you knew he would be feeling as he realized Maverick was gone.

“I’m his wingman,” you said firmly. “Daggers flow back to carrier.” you ordered.

“Viper?” “What the fuck are you doing?” Fanboy asked.

“Dagger Two. Return to carrier.” You heard command say but you ignored it.

“Maverick is down which means I’m team leader now, I’m not leaving him behind.”

“Viper, you can’t do anything for him,” Phoenix tried.

“Only if I don’t try. Return to carrier, now.” you ordered again as you flipped around in pursuit of where his jet had fallen. You flicked off your radio and disconnected the overlapping chatter filling your ear. You whizzed back through the canyon and saw Maverick running through the snow covered clearing, trying to evade a helicopter and you used the element of surprise to your advantage… swinging around behind it.

“Dagger Two, deploying missile,” you narrated as you pressed the button but then let out a breathless laugh as you made contact. “Don’t really know who I’m saying that to.” You moved to circle back around and unknowingly triggered a SAM that quickly intercepted you and you cursed as you pulled up on your ejection loops.

You hit the ground with a thud and rolled over onto your back as you let out a groan. “Son of a bitch,” you muttered, “I am so sick of ejecting.” Your muscles ached as you worked on rolling up your parachute and you lifted your head to see Maverick running towards you.

“You alright?” he yelled and you nodded as you stood.

“Yeah, I’m good. You alright?” you asked but were caught off guard when he sent you flying backwards into the snow. “Oh, Jesus,” you muttered as you hit the ground, again. “What the fuck?” you yelled as you got up.

“What are you doing here?” he asked as you threw your helmet to the ground.

“What am I doing here?” 

“You think I took that missile so you could be down here with me? You should be back on the carrier by now!”

“I saved your life!” you shouted.

“I saved your life, that’s the whole point.” he countered and you narrowed your eyes at him as you dusted the snow off your jacket. “What the hell were you even thinking?”

“I’m your wingman!” you shouted, throwing your arms out in exasperation. “That means something to me beyond the mission. I haven’t lost anyone yet and I don’t intend on losing anyone today.” He stared at you for a moment before letting out a sigh.

“Well, it’s good to see you,” he finally said and you put your hands on your hips as you tried to catch your breath.

“Yeah, good to see you too… so, what’s the plan?” you asked and he just gave you that famous Maverick look that said you probably weren’t going to like it.

“You’ve gotta be shitting me,” you said as you looked at an old plane through your binoculars. “An F-14?”

“I shot down three migs in one of those,” he pointed out and you just gave him an incredulous look.

“We don’t even know if that bag of ass can fly,” you countered.

“Let’s find out!” he said before taking off and your eyes widened.

“Mav!” you whisper-yelled after him. “Okay,” you muttered as you followed suit, stumbling into step with him as you walked out into the open, trying your best to act natural. “There’s a lot of people around.”

“Yeah.”

“There’s more over there.” you said as you looked around as subtly as you could. You knew this mission would be unlike anything you’d ever faced but you really weren’t anticipating being in enemy territory on foot.

“Okay.” he said, looking around. “Let’s start running.”

“Yeah, run.” you agreed, chasing after him into the hangar.

“Once I give you the signal for air, you’re gonna flip this switch until the needle gets to 120. When the engine starts, you gotta pull out the pins and disconnect everything. You understand?”

“Yeah,” you nodded, watching him power it on.

“Once I’m up, stow the ladder,” he yelled as he climbed up and you were quick to fold it away behind him. You gave him a thumbs up as you flipped the switch and watched the dial and when the engine fired on you ran around the jet pulling everything out.

“Ah, shit,” you huffed, struggling slightly as you jumped up onto the wing and climbed into the backseat. “Jesus, this thing is old,” you commented as you looked over everything and tried to make sense of it.

“Canopy?” he asked and you confirmed you were clear.

“Both runways are cratered,” you pointed out. “How are we gonna get this museum piece off the ground?” You looked out the window and furrowed your brows. “Hey Mav, the wings are coming out.”

“Yep.”

“Why are the wings coming out?” you asked but he didn’t answer. “Holy shit, are we really using a taxiway as a runway?” You were absolutely terrified but you’d be lying if you said there wasn’t a small part of you that was absolutely exhilarated. 

“Just hang on,” he said and you flew backwards in your seat as he took off. “Come on, come on, come on.”

“Mav?” you asked, looking ahead of him at the structure you were barrelling towards. “Holy shit,” you muttered as you closed your eyes and felt the wheels lift off the ground. You looked down and switched your ESAT on, hoping they’d see you and send reinforcements.

“Alright Viper, get us in touch with the boat.”

“Working on it, everything’s out. What should I do?”

“First the radio. Throw the uh… the UHF2 circuit breaker. Try that.”

“Sure, I’m not looking at like three hundred breakers or anything… got anything more specific?”

“I don’t know, that was not my department,” he answered and you nodded.

“Where’s Bob when you need him?” you muttered as you leaned down to fiddle with what you could find and your eyes widened when you looked beneath you. “Mav, tally two, five o’clock low. What do we do?”

“Okay, listen. Just be cool. If they knew who we were, we’d be dead already.”

“That’s comforting… what’s the plan?”

“Just put your mask on. Remember, we’re on the same team.” you watched as they pulled up beside you. “Just wave and smile.” You forced a smile as you watched the other pilot gesture with his hands but it wasn’t anything you were familiar with.

“What is that, what’s he saying?”

“No idea. I have no idea what he’s saying.”

“What about that one?” you asked as they changed gestures. “Any idea?”

“Nope, never seen that one either.” Maverick played dumb as he tapped his helmet and gave a thumbs down. “Shit, his wingman is moving into weapons envelope. Alright, listen up. When I tell you, you grab those rings above your head. That’s the ejection handle.”

“Can we outrun them?” you asked, not exactly keen on the idea of punching out for a third time in as many weeks.

“Not their missiles and guns.”

“Then it’s a dogfight,” you said, and he sighed.

“An F-14 against fifth-gen fighters?”

“It’s not the plane, it’s the pilot. What would you do if I wasn’t here?”

“But you are here,” he said and you could hear the apprehension in his tone. “I don’t intend on losing anyone today,” he repeated your earlier words.

“So don’t. Come on, Mav. Don’t think, just do.” He was silent for a moment and your hands flew to brace yourself as he jolted to the side and laid into one of the other jets.

“Tell me when you see smoke in the air,” he ordered and you twisted in your seat to watch behind you.

“Smoke in the air! Smoke in the air!”

“Hang on!” He dropped a missile and led the other plane directly into it.

“Splash one! Splash one!” you cheered, still trying to find your bearings as the plane jolted around. “Here comes another one!”

“Viper, flares, now now now!” he called and you pressed the button, watching as they intercepted the missile. “Splitting the throttles, coming around,” he said as you grunted and placed a hand on the ceiling. “Give me tone, give me tone.”

“You got him, Mav!”

“Taking the shot,” he said as he deployed and you watched the other plane do an evasion maneuver you’ve seen before. “What the-”

“Holy shit,” you said, watching him practically float past your canopy. “What the fuck was that?”

“Hang on, we’ve gotta get low. The terrain will confuse his targeting system.”

“Here he comes!” you shouted as he was hot on your tail.

“Talk to me, Viper, where is he?”

“He’s still on us,” you managed to get out as you bounced from side to side of the canopy. “We took a hit, we took a hit!”

“Damn it.”

“Come on Mav, do some of that pilot shit!” 

“Brace yourself.” You quickly rose in altitude and you struggled to get a breath in as you went careening back into the valley. “I’ve got tone, taking the shot.” he said and you watched the other plane take it out with countermeasures. “Out of missiles, switching to guns.”

“You got him, Mav!” you yelled as the distance lessened.

“It’s not over yet,” he replied. “One last chance.” You watched him use his last round of ammunition to rip into the top of the other jet and you let out a cheer when it crashed into the rocky hillside.

“Yes! Splash two!” you said before you went back to fiddling with the controls, trying to recall anything from initial training back in the day and you exhaled in relief when the system in front of you came to life. “Mav, I got the radio on!”

“Outstanding, get us in touch with the boat.”

“Copy that,” you said just as alarms started ringing. “What the fuck? Where even is he?”

“He’s on our nose,” Maverick said and you really wished you didn’t hear the dread in his tone. “We’re out of ammo. Smoke in the air, Viper, flares!” 

“That was way too close,” you said. “We’re out of flares, Mav! Shit, he’s already on us.” you grunted as bullets began hitting your jet. “This is not good!” Maverick did his best to try and evade but it wasn’t any use. “We took another hit!”

“No, no, no. no!”

“We can’t take much more of this!”

“We can’t outrun this guy, we gotta eject.”

“What?” you yelled, panic creeping into your voice.

“We need altitude. Pull the ejection handles the second I tell you to.”

“Mav, wait-” you started but he cut you off.

“Viper, there’s no other way. Eject, eject, eject!” he ordered and you reached above you to pull on the loops but they were stuck. “Viper, pull the handle, eject!”

“It’s not working!” you yelled back, still trying. “Mav!” You were still rising in altitude and you pressed your hands against the canopy as you realized this was it. You weren’t getting out of this. You thought of Jake, how he was going to have to tell Sadie… how it was going to fall on him to tell your parents not only were you in the Navy but that you were dead. You thought about Christmas Eve’s with him in middle school, dancing with him at his senior prom because even though you were a freshman he’d much rather have danced with you, and laughing at his old school photos while he watched you walk around the museum that was his childhood bedroom with a bottle of whiskey in your hand. It’s not that he sees you as his little sister’s best friend, it’s the fact that he doesn’t. 

“Oh my god,” you whispered, realization washing over you. I know Sadie’s your best friend, but just so you know… you’re mine.

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry,” Maverick said and you flinched when you heard an explosion but exhaled in relief when you realized it wasn’t you. You turned to see what was left of the enemy jet floating down to the water as an F-18 emerged through the smoke. Your eyes were wide as you tried to process what was happening… were you actually dead? Is this what the afterlife is?

“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, this is your savior speaking.” Jake started and you let out a breathless laugh as he pulled up beside you. “Please fasten your seatbelts, return your tray tables to their locked and upright positions, and prepare for landing.”

“Jake…” you said, looking over at him in disbelief.

“Hey sunshine,” he replied. “I’ll see you back on deck.” he said before flying ahead of you and you couldn’t help the laughter that bubbled past your lips as the adrenaline worked its way through your system.

“Maverick is downwind. No front landing gear. No tail hook. Pull the cable and raise the barricade,” Maverick communicated as you buzzed the tower and you giggled.

“Cyclone hated that,” you muttered and Maverick chuckled as you circled around and felt a jolt. “For the love of god, please don’t tell me we just lost an engine,” you sighed.

“Alright, I won’t tell you that,” he replied. You grunted as you hit the deck and flew forward in your seat at the impact before coming to a screeching halt. You were both silent for a moment, in disbelief that you actually made it back. “You good?” he finally asked and you nodded.

“Yeah, I’m good,” you answered as the canopy raised and you were met with the cheers of all of the crewmen and your teammates. As your feet hit the ground it actually crossed your mind to drop to your knees and kiss the disgusting tarmac you were so grateful for but you had someone to find. Phoenix threw her arms around you and you reciprocated the hug but you were searching the crowd over her shoulder, muttering half-hearted thanks to the people congratulating you and you pushed everyone away as you started walking.

“Sunshine!” you heard and you turned around and finally saw him. You exhaled sharply as you ran towards him but he held out a hand that stopped you in your tracks. “What the hell were you thinking? I thought you were dead,” he shouted over the commotion and you knew you probably should have been apologizing, or explaining yourself but instead you just smiled as you looked up at him. You could see about a dozen emotions on his face, but the one you were focusing on was the one that had been there all along… you’d just been too slow to realize it. “Why are you smiling? This isn’t funny, you really scared the shit out of me. That was reckless, and it- I… Fuck sunshine, I love you so much, I can’t ever go through thinking you’re dead again. Are you even- shit, are you okay? Let me look-” you knew he wasn’t going to stop on his own so you reached out and grabbed onto his flight suit with a smirk, pulling him into you and pressing your lips to his. He reciprocated immediately and you smiled into the kiss as you wrapped your arms around his shoulders. He lifted you off the ground as the cheers magnified around you.

“About damn time,” Rooster muttered from beside you but you didn’t care.

“I love you too, idiot,” you said when you pulled away and he set you back down but kept his arms firmly around your waist. “Chalked yourself another kill, looks like I’m going to have to even the score.”

“Always so competitive,” he said with a shake of his head before kissing you again and you pulled away when you felt a hand on your shoulder to see Maverick. He was looking at you with so much pride and gratitude that was only mirrored on your own face.

“Thank you for saving my life,” he said and you felt tears prick at your eyes.

“Thank you for saving mine, sir,” you replied and held out your hand for him to shake, but when he took it he only pulled you in for a hug. You watched him start to disappear into the crowd and quickly turned to grab Rooster by the collar and you gave him a look that had his eyes widening in fear. “I didn’t do that for Mav, I did that for you. Go,” you said firmly, shoving him in the direction Maverick had gone.

“You know, you could have just told me. You didn’t have to be an ass about it,” you said, looking up at Jake who rolled his eyes playfully.

“Where’s the fun in that?” he asked as you hit his arm. “I didn’t know… not until I thought it was too late,” he said, voice lowering as he stepped closer and placed a hand on your cheek, brushing his thumb against your cheekbone to wipe away a falling tear.

“I thought I’d realized too late,” you whispered as he pressed his lips to your forehead. 

“Now we have all the time in the world… after we get our asses handed to us for deliberately disobeying orders,” he said, pulling away when he noticed Cyclone approaching and you chuckled as you looked over your shoulder.

“Hey, if we get dishonorably discharged at least we’re alive and have each other, right?” 

“That’s all we need.”

ONE YEAR LATER

“Cheers to the one year anniversary of Dagger Squad,” Phoenix said as all of your glasses clinked together and you couldn’t wipe the smile from your face as you looked around the room at your team.

“And begrudgingly, cheers to Cyclone who, in his own words, completely disagreed with our tactics and lack of respect for authority, but couldn’t deny the overall effectiveness of our squad,” you added as everyone laughed and you leaned into Jake beside you. “Happy Dagger-versary everyone.”

“Cheers!” everyone shouted as you sank back into your previous conversations and you looked up at Jake as you took a sip of your beer.

“It’s our one year too,” you pointed out and he smirked down at you.

“Don’t you worry, sunshine, I’ve got a whole thing planned,” he said and you smiled as

you rested your head against his chest. “How lucky am I to have had you following me around for the majority of my life?”

You pulled away and playfully hit his arm, “when you say it like that it makes me sound so juvenile!” you protested and he just laughed.

“Hey, those are your words. Besides, you’re the one who followed me into the Navy…”

“And hid from you for eight years!” you said, pretending to be mad but your laughter gave you away.

“It’s okay, you just wanted to follow in the footsteps of the greatest pilot in the world. No one could ever blame you for that.” he teased.

“Are you conveniently forgetting you admitted I was the better pilot?”

“Yeah, but then I saved your life, so…” you narrowed your eyes before leaning up to peck his lips.

“Thanks for that, by the way.” 

“Anytime, sunshine… anytime.”

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Hogwarts Champion - Part 5 - Sirius Black x Potter!Reader

A/N: Hey guys! Part 5 is up sorry for the delay I kind of lost my train of thought with this story! This part is pretty angsty! Any feedback or request please let me know x

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Part 4

Warnings: Angst, fighting

“The Yule Ball, will be held around Christmas before the second task’ i sat with Mary and Dorcas who were extremely excited about this who ball thing listening to McGonagall, “most importantly though it is a dance.” I rolled my eyes, i hated dancing, i look over to the marauders who are giggling Sirius spots me and winks, james sees this happening and pretends to vomit. It had been a week since i woke up in the hospital, remus and peter were quick to accept mine and Sirius new found “relationship” however James not so much though he was slowly warming up to it claiming as long i was happy and to know if Sirius was to do anything he would “kick his arse” which of course made everyone laugh.

Sirius and I hadn’t made our relationship offical however it was common knowledge we were together. Minnie was quick to spot the interaction and quickly spoke. “Mr Potter. If you would please join me.” James looked shocked and pointed to himself causing Minnie to nod. He slowly walked up Sirius giving him a push causing him to stumble.

“Now Mr Potter place your hands on my waist.”

“Come on Minnie at least let me by you dinner first.” James responded causing everyone to laugh,

“ENOUGH!” Minnie yelled and filch started to play the music we watched for a minute until Minnie yelled for all of us to get a partner. I stood up and looked over at the marauders Sirius was making a bee line to me when he was suddenly grabbed and pulled away by Marlene. I rolled my eyes as Remus walked up to me and grabbed my hand and started dancing.

“Ignore her Y/N, she is just clinging to the hope something is still there.”

“Maybe she needs to be reminded that he dumped her.”

“Don’t worry about her, have you figured out the next task.”

“Not yet,”

“Y/N its only weeks away.” Remus scolded.

“I know i have a plan don’t worry, lets just get through the full moon first yeah?”

Remus gave me a tired nod the full moon was days away and he was starting to get tired and jittery. We continued to dance until we were dismissed Remus and i quickly leaving.

“Y/N!” I hear Sirius yell out from behind me Remus gives me a quick glance i nod and he continues to walk away.

“Whats up Pads?” He stops in front of me.

“I am sorry about in there, Marlene….”

“Sirius it is fine you dont have to tell me how clingy she can get.” I shrug and look at my watch,

“Do you have somewhere to be?”

“Yes sorry I will see you at dinner yes?”

“Yeah see you then.” I quickly run off down to the border of the forbidden forest.

“You are late.” I hear a voice behind the tree to my left.

“If you are going to be like that I will leave.” I turn and see Regulus walk out from behind the tree, he quickly gives me a hug.

“I am glad you are okay Y/N”

“Thank you Reg. I am glad that task is over.”

“I do not know what i would have done if you had roasted.”

“I am sure you would have managed. Look Regulus i think we need to tell Sirius and James.” We heard some rustling leaves and i could have sworn i saw the glimpse of a black tail but thought i was just imagining it.

“Y/N they wont understand or help.”

“Don’t underestimate them Reg afterall once you leave you will be living with us.”

“What??”

“I spoke to my mum and dad asked if after the this school year is out you stay with us same as Sirius. They said yes.”

“Why would they do that, they don’t know me.”

“Just because your a Slytherin and a Black doesn’t mean you are untrustworthy, you are not your family Reg.”

“Are you sure?”

“I trust you enough Reg that my parents trust you too.”

“Okay, by the way i did some reading, i think i can explain your sudden powerful magic.”

“I am listening.”

After a few hours i wondered back to the Great Hall to grab some dinner. As i walked in i noticed the marauders sitting with Lily Marlene and Dorcas, James had his arm around Lily which at this point was normal but what made me stop in my tracks was seeing Sirius with his arm wrapped around Marlene. I see Remus and give him a quick wave expecting him to wave back however i am met with a glare as he turns back to the boys them not even acknowledging me despite all having seen me. I look at Alice and Mary who are sitting slightly away with Frank and the Prewett twins they nod toward me and i take a seat next to Fabien.

“Well Potter you didn’t tell us you were shacking up with the youngest Black brother.” Fabien said nudging me. I roll my eyes, so i was right Sirius had seen me in forest with Regulus.

“That explains the silent treatment, i am not shacking up with him he had an idea of what may have caused my super magic ability i displayed against the dragon.”

They all nodded at least they didnt seem upset.

“When did that happen again?” I shrug my head toward Sirius and Marlene.

“About an hour ago, just after he came in yelling about how you betrayed him and the other boys by being with Regulus” Gideon said shoving food in his mouth and i nodded looking down at my empty plate.

“I don’t think i am very hungry anymore.” I quickly stand from the table. Fabien following me quickly.

“Y/N!” He yelled out. I stopped and turned wiping away an unshed tear, hoping he wouldn’t notice, I wasn’t so lucky and he pulled me into a hug.

“They are so quick to judge and won’t let me explain.”

“Ignore them, focus on yourself for a little while just get through the Yule ball and the second task and you can sort it out over Christmas.”

“Thanks Fabien, though i don’t have to worry about the Yule ball i don’t think i will be going.”

“Well that is unacceptable why wouldn’t you go?”

“Well i thought i would go with Sirius but i guess he is going with Marlene now.” Fabien nodded slightly before smiling widely.

“Well then aren’t you lucky there is a certain more attractive option then Black,” he smirked “perhaps a certain red headed twin” i gasp giggle slightly,

“You mean Gideon doesnt have a date.”

He nudges my shoulder “i meant me you dingus.”

“I would be honoured Fabien.” He gave me a wide smile walking back in the direction of the common room making small talk along the way.

Over the next week i spent a-lot of time with the twins, frank and alice and occasionally Mary and Dorcas, they were the only ones who didn’t call me a traitor and not let me explain what was actually happening, it was the night of the full moon and I was with Regulus sitting in the library doing some more research into element witches and ways for me to complete the second task, which Reg strongly believed i was. Of course he knew what had happened the day we met in the forest. I was scanning over a page but not really taking in the words.

“Shouldn’t you be out there with them considering it is a full moon.”

I snap my head toward him at the speed of light “how do you know?”

“You guys are the worst secret keepers ever how the whole school doesnt know i have no idea.”

“Normally i would be there but they don’t want me there.”

“Go out there anyway, they don’t have to know you are there.” I nod and sprint out of the library as i get closer to the forest i shift standing just behind the tree line i can see the Whomping Willow. I know if i go into there and find them in the shreaking shack they will be mad and thats not what Remus needs. After hours i was still sitting on the tree line, it had been a quiet night and Remus had obviously not wanted to wander or had not escaped the shack, i sit up a little straighter as i see the sun rise slightly. I hear a shuffle and turn to see the four boys emerging from the whomping willow, i take in their appearances they all look tired dark circles beneath their eyes and none of them quite holding they heads as high as normal. Suddenly I saw James stop and glance toward the tree line where i was sitting, he turned back to the boys and sirius remus and peter continued walking towards the castle. When they are out of ear shot James turns back to me.

“You can come out now.” In my wolf form still i stepped out in front of my twin, turning back to my human form as i get closer.

“Hi James,” i say lowly his face giving a hint of happiness before going back to being expressionless.

“What do you want Y/N, i thought we made it clear we didnt want you around if you are with Black.”

“You made it clear, i just wanted to check on remus, and i am not sleeping with Regulus.”

“What?” James asked shocked

“He had some answers as to why my magic was so strong in the dragon arena.”

“Sirius said he was hugging you and saying he wouldn’t know what to do if you died, that sounds like more then just answers about magic, Y/N!” He yelled and i flinched before whispering in a hushed tone.

“i am helping him get away from his family.”

“What was that?”

“I AM HELPING HIM GET AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY!” I yell back and James freezes, “him and Andy, approached me last year asked if i could help get regulus out of the house, he couldnt run away to andys his parents would just drag him back, it had to be somewhere they couldn’t reach where better than the family who already took one of their sons in.”

“W-why didn’t you tell us?”

“Regulus didnt want me to tell you, he was embarrassed.”

“Why did you let us abandon you.”

“Honestly, i couldn’t be bothered arguing with you guys, I have enough to worry about with this stupid ball coming up which Fabien is trying to teach me to dance, the next challenge coming up soon and helping Reg, i couldnt add arguing with you guys cause of what you heard and what Sirius thinks he saw.”

“Y/N….i am”

“You are what sorry is that what you were going to say, sorry for what not giving me a chance to explain, not even bothering asking what was going on believing everything Sirius said without even asking me, your twin sister, what was going on. No you don’t get to apologise my best friends ignored me when i needed them, i was trying to figure put what cause my magic you know who was helping me.”

“Regulus.”

“Yeah Regulus, not you or remus or peter or sirius. So save it. Go be with the boys they need you.”

I changed back into my wolf form and ran toward the forest i needed to clear my head. I stoped and turned back toward the clearing i saw James run his hand over his face before running back to the castle. I turned around and ran further into the forest.

It has been a week since the full moon, through that time James tried to approach me to apologize, however i wasn’t having any of it and would walk away before he could speak, he had even tried to approach Reg though was often met with a lecture.

It was a day out in hogsmede the last one before the Yule Ball and i was yet to find a dress. I was suddenly interrupted by two people shouting my name, i spun around to see Remus and James coming up to me. I roll my eyes and turn to face them.

“What do you want?”

“We want to…” James said

“What” i interrupt “say your sorry, yeah you guys seem to be saying that alot, I understand that Sirius was mad but you know what I am your best friend and your sister and you didn’t even bother to ask my side of the story! So no you don’t get to apologise!” The boys stare at me shocked i hadn’t even noticed Peter and Sirius walk up with Lily Marlene and the others. I turn to walk away before stopping and turning around and shouting at them “To think i still give a damn about you guys hell im still in love with Sirius, yet not a single one of you thought to ask me what was going on you just all jumped to conclusions! When and if i want to talk to you I will talk to you cause honestly I don’t know if i can stay friends with people who don’t trust me or bother to ask me whats going on! So please leave me alone from now on we are class mates and siblings thats it.” I was too mad to notice the tears running down my face and the tears running down the face of the four boys in front of me. I started walking away when i thought i was far enough away i started to run heading toward the shrieking shack. As it came into view i fell to my knees in tears when suddenly i feel someones arms around me.

“Y/N, you gotta calm down.” I hear Regulus say.

“Why.”

“You’re causing a blizzard.”

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Hell is Here - Part 2 - Felix Volturi x Reader

A/N: Here is part 2 to hell is here there is certainly going to be a part 3 but not sure how many after that! As usual any suggestions, requests or feed back is welcome x

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Part 1

Pairing: Felix Volturi x Reader

Warnings: mentions of death, slaves, a bot of angst and fluff

I walked hand in hand with Felix until we arrived at the jet they had, Demetri giving me a smirk.

“Keep smirking like the Dem and I’ll have to beat you like i did all those decades ago.” His face dropped immediately memories of me being alot stronger then him in the years he spent with Amun Kebi and myself.

“How do you two know each other?” Felix questioned Jane and Alec I also share a look of confusion.

“I was taken in by the Egyption coven over a century ago, i was the one who found Demetri as a human and helped him through his newborn years, he was my brother and best friend, of course until you guys took him.” I say with slight venom in my voice.

I would never let anyone know but losing Demetri broke me and i never really recovered when Ben came along i kept him at arms length having already lost two brothers and when i found out he was gifted my fear raised more that the volturi would take him as they did demetri.

“Y/N, i didn’t mean to leave you, i did try and visit.”

“Really?”

“Of course, you are my sister and my best friend, i am glad i found you, since when can you shapeshift like that.”

“It happened just after you left.” I take a deep breath looking at him, “it happened because you left.” I close my eyes as i start explaining what happened.

1050AD

I was walking through the streets I had been away for a year no longer able to stay away for decades like I used to, not since Demetri joined. I had found him about 50 years ago when i had travelled through Greece and had immediately connected with him. I took him back to Egypt and Amun turned him, once that happened we found out he was an amazing tracker, I had spent close to 48 years by his side, helping him learn control over his bloodlust, and helping him enhance his gift, we were inseparable and for the first since joining Amun and Kebi i felt truly happy. A year ago i had decided i wanted to travel, i had begged Amun to let me take Demetri with me but he denied it due to a slip up he had a year back, the day i left i told Demetri i would write to him, we did for close to 8months until one day the letters just stopped and that brought me to know walking through the streets of Memphis not taking in the sites like i normally did, as i saw Amuns door i burst through to find a lack of vampires there. I ran to Demetris room to find it completely and thought the worst. Amun had ended him. Thoughts running through my head when I was broken out of my thoughts by Amun who looks at me with sad eyes.

“What did you do to him?” I growled

“Y/N listen to me…”

“Answer me!!” I yell my eyes glowing orange and flames started surrounding my hands.

“The Volturi came for him.”

“They what!” I yelled.

“He went with them Y/N, the guard came to collect him for his gift.” He says in a soft voice, “my sweet daughter, i am so sorry, he is gone.” I ran outside into the yard outside where Demetri and I always sat and let out a horrific scream that made Amun and kebi’s eyes glaze over in venom as they watched their surrogate daughter scream in pain at losing her best friend. My thoughts ran wild as tears streamed down my face, sadness and grief until suddenly angry rose from my chest suddenly my screams turned into screams of pain as my body burst into flames and started contouring until the screams turned into a growl and i rose from the ground looking at my dark paws surrounded by flames. When i calmed down enough I turned back, looking at Amun and Kebi before passing out.

I watched the faces of the guard looking at me Demetri with glazed over eyes Felix in the same state as Demetri. Demetri gives me a tight hug mumbling an apology.

“Its okay Dem, i can’t say i forgive you yet but we have time to make up.” Felix grabs my hand pulling me under his arm giving me a kiss on the forehead.

“You dont have to worry about losing him again.” I laugh slightly wiping a stray tear from my eye.

Suddenly i hear a snort from the small blonde.

“Very touching, now time to leave hurry up.”

I glance at felix and dem who shrug.

“Don’t worry they will warm up to you eventually.” I nod and follow them onto the plane. I take a seat opposite Felix as the engines start up. I fall asleep quickly realising it had been a few days since i slept. When i woke a few hours later i looked at Felix.

“So Felix, tell me about yourself, your history, your human life.”

“I was born in ancient rome, into a slave family.” I giggled a little bit and he looked at me questioning.

“Before Egypt, I grew up in a small town outside Rome. Interesting we were so close yet never found each other as humans”

“Does not surprise me I was a gladiator we didn’t exactly have much social interaction, from what I can remember I only had one friend, in my last fight back in 180BC I was lined up to fight him, but Aro came to change me so I convinced him to change my friend he much like the others here had the gift of mind control a very powerful asset to Aro.” I looked at him puzzled, he may have been the giant gladiator that went up against my brother, but my brother was a vampire, i knew the chances were low that he was talking about Lucius.

“Felix…” i ask lowly “what was the name of your friend.”

“Why does it matter ?” I couldn’t outright say that it may have been my brother so i made up a white lie.

“A lot of the men from my village were taken to fight, it was the soldiers way of eradicating my village.”

“Why would they try to eradicate your village?” Jane asked from the back of the plane

“They thought we were witches the day i escaped they burned out village and everyone in it except me.”

“I remember that village, Ostia, it was one of my first jobs after joining the Volturi, my friend was determined to get there but when we arrived it was too late, he said his family died there.”

“What is his name Felix.” My eyes glow slightly and Demetri approaches us.

“Calm down Y/N.” I look at all the vampires on high alert.

“Lucius.” My eyes widen and i fall back in my seat as my eyes glaze over. Demetris eyes widen in realisation.

“It can’t be Y/N, you said he died, you said you saw him walk back into the burning village.”

“It might be Demetri, I haven’t exactly looked for him gosh this will be the first time I have been in Italy since I left my village burning.”

“He always spoke about his sister but he always made it sound like she had died.”

“Sorry to interrupt but can someone explain what is happening.” Before we could answer the plane landed and we were ushered off the plane into a car.

“I will explain later okay?” Felix nods and places a kiss on my forehead.

After about 15mins we pull up at a giant castle, its dark outside but i assumed that was the plan as vampires cannot really walk in sunlight.

“Come Y/N, the master will want to see you.” Jane says with a stern voice.

“Of course Jane please lead the way.” She smirks slightly before nodding and walking off. I follow her through the halls taking in the decor as Demetri smiles remembering my love for ‘old’ buildings, Felix has a grip of my hand as he watching in awe at the joy on my face. We suddenly stop at the doors that two vampires open as we walk through. I direct my sight forward toward where three men are sitting on thrones, i then look over to where Jane and Alec walked and my breath hitches as i make eye contact with the guard standing there.

“Luci” i whisper

“Sister?” He says in a low voice catching everyones attention.

“Sister!” Felix yells.

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The Original Part 7 - Felix Volturi x Reader

A/N: So sorry for the delay on this one writers block is a killer. This is a slightly shorter part a dives into the readers history! The next part will be full of Volturi Family fun! Any feedback, suggestions or request please let me know xx

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Pairing: Felix Volturi x Reader

Warnings: violence, mentions of death, angst, fluff

“What the hell……”

I growled lowly as the wolves all looked at me there eyes widening, all the vampires around me looked in shock except Felix, Demetri and the twins.

“How the hell are you a wolf?” It was Jacob yelling at me through the mind link.

“Everyone has an origin story Jacob Black,and well you see I am your packs origin story!” I seethed back.

I growled lowly but harshly as all the wolves started shifting back to their human forms Jacob included. As they shifted back Rosalie dashed into the wood returning moments later with clothes for the wolves. Once they were human and dressed I shifted back myself as Felix dashed forward and wrapped his cloak around me and gave me a kiss on the forehead.

“Y/N?” I hear from the other side of the field. “Jacob will not harm you.” I laugh slightly at the thought of Jacob trying anything while I am surrounded by the Volturi guard.

“I assume you are the alpha. What is your name?”

“Sam Uley.”

“Ahh nice to meet you. Y/N Volturi, however I am sure you have figured that out.”

“Yes, may we ask how you are a shifter like us?”

“Of course, like all vampires here I was once a human…my mother was a traveller exiled from from modern day Italy for witchcraft when they sailed to the new world, where she settled on the Olympic Peninsular and fell in love with one of the village men, Ahanu Lahote.” I saw one of the boys perk up at the name as I took a closer look I felt my eyes glaze over at how much he resembled my father and my brother. “My mother was a powerful witch something that i inherited, but nothing could prepare us for the sickness that would swipe through the village claiming many kids including my younger brother, in order to protect me my mother created the vampire curse, because my witch nature was so strong i became a hybrid of a witch and a vampire, the only downside was i couldn’t control my blood last so i left until i could, i couldn’t risk hurting my family. After a few year i turned my first vampires in eastern europe and watched them tear apart villages, once i ended them i realised it was too late they had turned others and it was spreading more and more vampires were appearing though different to me, so i returned home however stayed hidden i couldn’t risk hurting my family. I could see from a distance my parents had another child. I decided that i needed to protect my village so i created a spell that would allow the children of the six tribe leaders to change into the animals they hunted with that were stronger faster everything that the vampires were and would trigger when vampires were near, with that the shifters were created. After that i returned to Eastern Europe around Romania when i ran into some vampires. I hadn’t counted on the spell effecting me as a daughter of a tribe elder but none the less i turned.”

I pause as i see everyone on the field my history for the first time since meeting the twins, Demetri and Felix.

“I hide for a few decades until I met Caius and Athendora, then came Aro, Marcus and their mates, by this time i was a legend in the vampire world a myth used to scare people, i had taken my mothers maiden name and so began the legend of, Y/N Volturi, and we created the Volturi Coven. Though i never predicted Aro would go mad with power” no one said anything until one of the wolves, the one who reminded me of my brother,

“So your a Lahote?”

“By birth yes.”

“Well than, i am Paul Lahote nice to meet you great great great aunt i guess.”

I giggle slightly.

“Try adding a few more greats to that Paul, but nice to meet you too.” I saw Jacob roll his eyes.

“Well as nice as this has been nice but we will be leaving now with Edward Bella and the child.” I nod at the lower guard who flash away followed by the queens Marcus and Caius, Demetri and the twins then escorted the cullens off the field. After the left the other wolves dragged jacob away nodding a slight farewell in my direction, the rest of the vampires then disappear from the field.

“So my queen, does that mean i have to bow to you.”

“Felix.” I turn to look at my mate “i am so sorry!” I run and give him a hug.

“You erased my memory and you think a simple apology will help, what the hell were you thinking.”

“I wanted to protect you, and i wasn’t sure if this plan would work so i thought it best.” He nodded before pulling me in for a kiss.

“You are lucky i am a forgiving person, the twins not so much.”

“I know but for now lets go home after all, we are the new king and queen.” I grab Felix hand as we run to catch the others.

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Hell is Here - Felix Volturi x Reader Part 1

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A/N: Hi Guys! Sorry for the absence! I will have the other parts to my series up soon but have had some serious writers block! I really enjoyed writing this one and will be writing a second part to give a little bit more Felix x Reader!!! As always any feedback, suggestions or request are welcome! x

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I am old. Very old. Born back in the times of Roman Empires and Gladiators. I still remember most of my early life though after nearly 1000 years your memory starts to dwindle.

I didn’t exactly have a ‘normal’ life growing up, I grew up outside of what is now modern day Rome a quiet, small town that was shunned from most of society for being different, being different back then often got you killed, which is exactly what happened to my family and my town.

180BC

It was just me and my mother left from our family, my father was never in the picture and mum never wanted to speak about him, my older half-brother, Lucius, he had left a few years ago, and by left i mean taken to participate in the gladiator competitions in Rome. I was 15 and he 20 when he was taken away, it wasn’t long after he left we heard word he had been killed by the giant champion who had disappeared not long after winning against him. His death broke my mother, she tried to hide it but i knew better and i knew her pain of losing her only child to the love of her life who much like her son perished in the gladiator arena.

We lived in a small town that always thrived, so of course the rumours had spread around that the women in the town were all witches, of course that was true however we were harmless, as they could never find evidence of us being witches they would come periodically and take the men who were of age to try and eradicate us slowly.

It was a sunny day and I was out in the blooming field picking herbs and spices when I heard the screams and shouts from the town. I knew what it meant the day had come where the soldiers wanted to wipe us of the map, as I ran closer and closer to the town i could see the smoke starting of where they were burning our homes, i finally got into the town as I see Roman guards locking people in their homes that were set alight, i turn to see the guards dragging my mother toward a pole, i knew what they were going to do, i started running toward the guards when i was stopped my a strong gasp, i was lost for words as i was met with the face of my brother who was now adorning red eyes.

“Lucius…..”

“Y/N, listen to me you need to run!”

“But….”

“It too late for mum but the guards they are here for you,”

“Why? LUCI WHY?”

“I don’t have time to tell you listen sail to Egypt, Memphis find Amun, he will explain, now run!”

I nodded and ran in the other direction as i saw a few more people dressed like my brother show up and start killing the guards. I kept running as my brother said as the smoke grew smaller in the distance I started to slow down. As i caught my breath i heard the footsteps of the soldiers horses as i turn to look at them all i felt was rage suddenly my whole body felt like it was on fire and suddenly it was i shot my hands in the directions of the soldiers control the fire with my arm movement, when they were dead i calmed down and the fire stopped. I turned quickly on my heels and continued running to the closest harbour and set sail for Egypt.

After nearly a week of travelling i found my destination, as I walked through the streets of Memphis I saw a godly like women as i got closer i noticed the similar red eyes to what i had seen.

“Excuse me” she turned to me with a wide smile.

“Can i help you?”

“I-I am looking for a man, named Amun, might you be able to tell me where he is?”

“Why are you looking for him?”

“My brother, Lucius sent me he said he would have answers.”

“Y/N” i nodded and she motioned for me to follow her. As we arrived at the mansion I followed her inside. As we entered a man came around the corner.

“Kebi, what took so long…….Rhea?”

“No she was my mother.”

“Y/N…..” he whispered in shock.

“How do you know who i am.”

“I was friends with your mother back when she lived here.”

“My mother was from Rome, not egypt.”

“You were born here Y/N, in this very house, after you were born she fled with you and your brother. Where is she.”

“She is dead.”

“I am sorry, how did you know to come here?”

“My brother sent me.”

“I heard he died, how did he send you here.”

“The guards were burning my village he appeared with red eyes.” They looked at me in shock, “why did he have red eyes.” Amun guided me to his study where he sat and explained the supernatural to me and how my brother was now a vampire. “Then what am I?”

“You my dear child are the daughter of Anubis.”

“I do not understand what that means.”

“You are a hellhound.”

PRESENT TIME

I was walking through the streets of Memphis, it had been decades since i had been back though this was home and i always found my way back here.

After I found Amun and Kebi all those centuries ago i had stuck around them becoming my second family. Amun taught me how to fight and control my powers. Turns out that i am stronger and faster and more indestructible then any vampire could ever be.

After a few centuries with Amun and Kebi I decided that i wanted to do some travelling alone, they were fine with it so long as i promised to not go back to Italy, Amun fearful that the Volturi would find me.

I was interrupted by my phone ringing in my pocket. I look to see it is Carlisle calling,

“Carlisle, how are you?”

“Y/N, we need your help.”

“Whats happened?”

“There is a Newborn army coming after Edwards mate.” I roll my eyes slightly Rosalie had filled me in on Edwards human mate and the trouble that tends to follow.

“I have heard about them, why haven’t the Volturi intervened?”

“We think they might be behind it in order to get Edward and Alice.”

“Well thats idiotic of you Carlisle, the Volturi don’t need newborns to get what they want.”

“I know, i think it is Victoria.”

“The redhead, from Hilda’s coven, what does she want with Eds human?”

“Revenge for killing James.”

“Text me a time and place I will be there.”

“I owe you Y/N, thank you.”

“Your family, plus i never really liked her and James.”

As i hung up my phone dinged with a text from Carlisle with the location and date provided by Alice.

I quickly walked through the doors of Amuns house quickly greeted by a bone crushing hug from my younger brother Benjamin.

“I missed you sister.”

“As did i Ben, now were is Amun and Kebi?”

“What you don’t want to see me?”

“Tia,” i quickly give her a hug almost as tight as the one Ben had given me “of course you as well, i have to urgently talk to Amun though.”

“You are going to Forks aren’t you?”

“Amun,” i walk up the stairs to give him a hug, “were you listening to my phone call?”

“No, Carlisle, called asking for our help, it was a guess he would call you next.”

“You guys shouldn’t go it is not your fight, plus i have a feeling the Volturi will make an appearance.”

“Then you shouldn’t go either Y/N.” Kebi says walking into the room concern written across her face.

“I know, but they need my help, at least if the Volturi find me i can protect you guys. Plus their gift won’t work on my and I am stronger then ten of their guards combined.”

“I can’t loose you too Y/N, not to them.”

“You won’t, i am not a vampire i am not subject to their laws.”

“When do you leave sister?”

“In the morning, and i will call each day how does that sound?”

“We are not going to convince you otherwise are we?” Amun says in a small voice. I just shake my head slightly.

“Enough of that lets have a good night yeah?” Everyone giggles as Amun shakes his head slightly and we all move to the huge library.

After a few hours Amun Kebi and Tia left to hunt, i climbed to the roof and looked at the stars, it was one of the only places i felt truly at peace.

“Whats really going on Y/N?”

“Ben you scared me.”

“Apologies, will you answer my question?”

“I don’t know what you mean Ben I am just going to help our friends.”

“You know you can’t hide from me, your my sister i know better than anyone else in this family.”

“I feel like I need to do something, at least if i go i am helping someone, i mean 1000 years and what have we ever really done?”

“You have done so much, you fought in ever battle since finding out what you are, defended people against evil.”

“When you say it like that yes i have but i need to do more, at least by doing this i am helping our friends not just strangers.”

“I am going miss you sister please don’t stay away too long.”

“I will be home before you know it.” He gave me a long hug before i jumped off the roof and headed to the airport to leave for forks.

I arrived in Forks an hour before this fight was meant to start i got a text from Alice saying they were already at the field. I make my way toward the field as i approach i see a group of extremely buff teenagers and one girl who turn to look at me snarling.

“Down puppies, I promise i am one of the good guys.”

“What are you?” The largest one snarls.

“Now darling that would take the fun out of it, wouldn’t it”

“Y/N!” I heard a southern accent yell behind me.

“Jas, tell your puppies to play nice.”

“Everyone this is a family friend, Y/N, shes here to help.” They nod and go back to where they were hiding as i follow Jasper to where the rest of the family was standing.

Rosalie and Emmett are quick to run over and give me a hug followed by the rest of the coven.

“I am gonna hide in the trees over there, judging by the smells i passed coming here Edward and his human are else where. Victoria will notice and find them, when she does i am gonna follow.”

“What if we need you here?” Rose asks

“Then i will intervene though with the wolves on your side i don’t think you will need me.” I send a wink their way as i take off into the trees giving me a good advantage over Victoria.

After no time at all i can hear the newborns running through the forest and I watch as the Cullens start fighting the army, after not long the wolves emerge making me smile as the newborns falter slightly at the sight. I finally catch a glimpse of the red head across the field evidently looking for Edward, as she took off towards the mountain where edwards scent was coming from. I took off after her keeping at a distance where she couldn’t catch on that i was there, as we reach the clearing i see edward standing there talking to a boy who looks no older than 19, Edward starts to taunt Victoria when another wolf jumps out and grabs the boy, Victoria to enraged to care lunges toward Edward i keep my eye on the fight just incase edward starts to lose the upper hand, however i intervene when i see the boy kick the wolf against a rock and run toward edward and Victoria, as that happened i smell blood and see the human has cut her arm open with a rock gaining the attention of all the vampires,i quickly jump down in front of her and smirk as Victoria halts in her path the young boy keeps running toward me, as he reached me i grab him by the neck and my hand lights on fire as he screams, i am quick to throw him back against the rock still slightly alight as the wolf grabs him and drags him into the woods.

“Y/N” Victoria snarls.

“Hi Victoria. Bye Victoria.” I say as edward quickly ends her, i walk over blasting a little bit of fire toward the body as it starts to burn.

“Y/N, way to make an entrance.”

“Well Ed you know me i do love the dramatics. Hi you must be Bella, i am Y/N”

“Hi and thanks that was pretty cool.”

The wolf quickly returns as Edwards says we all need to leave. Edward and Bella run off quickly and I turn to the wolf.

“Are you okay?” He nods slightly “get home okay if you feel unwell at all call Carlisle.” With that he nods and turns away running into the woods and i do the same thing finally making it back to the field.

“I see you adopted on Carlisle. Whats going on Alice.”

“The Volturi are coming.”

I tense slightly at the thought and turned to the frightened girl who looks about 15.

“Stand behind me okay.” She frantically nods moving to stand behind me as four cloaked figures appear in the field, as they remove their cloaks i stare in shock upon the familiar face i am greeted with. Demetri, my best friend standing in the mix, my friend i believed i would never see again. He goes to speak but is beaten by the young girl who address the skills of the Cullens upon beating an army and their coven remaining in tack. I make eye contact with the tall one and my breath hitches and i see him straighten up and mouth open slightly as Demetri looks between us figuring out what had happened. After all these centuries i had found my mate and in a Volturi guard, just my luck. I snap out of the trance when i hear the small blonde start directing the questions at the young girl who had moved out from behind me, all of a sudden she is one the ground in pain.

“Enough!” I yell and she focuses her gaze on me with no effect.

“Felix.” She says and i make eye contact again with the tall vampire who moves forward walking toward the girl i was protecting but halted at the sound of Esme voice.

“She didn’t know what she was doing. We’ll take responsibility for her. Give her a chance”

“The Volturi don’t give second chances, keep that in mind, Caius will be interested to know she’s still human.” I snorted at the little girl trying to be intimidating and she glared.

“Take care of that Felix.” While the Cullens backed down i didn’t using my body to shield hoping maybe it would stop my mate from harming the girl.

As he approached where we were standing I started to feel my body conturing with rage. As I opened my eyes i was met with shocked looks from all the vampires and human in the field. I stood taller towering over everyone and let out a roar which ignited flames across my body and a wall of flames between the cullens and the volturi.

“Well thats new.” Everyone turned to look at Demetri who just shrugs.

“Leave the little one Felix.” The short blonde says. As Felix backs off i turn back into my human self.

“How about a trade let the girl live and the cullens to look after her and ill come back and meet Aro. After all that should be a fair deal.”

“How do we know you will keep your deal.” The young dark haired boy spoke for the first time.

“I want to get to know my mate,” i say glancing at Felix, “and rekindle a friendship.” I glance at Demetri who has a wide smile. Felix walks over to me gripping my hand in his never breaking eye contact.

“Its a fair deal Jane, lets take her back to Italy with us.” Felix says and Jane nods and walks away with the other young boy, Demetri walks over to me giving me a hug.

“You owe me one hell of an explanation.” I laugh.

“All in good time Dem.” He smiles at the nickname he hasnt heard in centuries and runs after the other two.

“Carlisle, wasnt one of the others injured go to him.” Carlisle nods and runs off bella and edward following. While the others stand there. I look at them all.

“Get the girl back and look after her and call my family please let them know.” They all nod before turning around.

“I am Y/N by the way, you must be Felix.”

“Indeed I am.” The tall handsome vampire replies.

“So to Italy.” I say

“To Italy.” He replied with a wide smile.

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@jdrift04 Yes for sure! It may take me a week or so but i am about to start writing again!

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Hogwarts Champion Part 5 -Sirius Black x Reader

A/N: Part 5 is up! Sorry it took so long I had some writers block with this chapter! I didn’t proof read so sorry for any mistakes! Any requests or suggestions please let me know x

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Pairings: Sirius Black x Reader

“The Yule Ball, will be held around Christmas before the second task’ i sat with Mary and Dorcas who were extremely excited about this who ball thing listening to McGonagall, “most importantly though it is a dance.” I rolled my eyes, i hated dancing, i look over to the marauders who are giggling Sirius spots me and winks, james sees this happening and pretends to vomit. It had been a week since i woke up in the hospital, remus and peter were quick to accept mine and Sirius new found “relationship” however James not so much though he was slowly warming up to it claiming as long i was happy and to know if Sirius was to do anything he would “kick his arse” which of course made everyone laugh.

Sirius and I hadn’t made our relationship offical however it was common knowledge we were together. Minnie was quick to spot the interaction and quickly spoke. “Mr Potter. If you would please join me.” James looked shocked and pointed to himself causing Minnie to nod. He slowly walked up Sirius giving him a push causing him to stumble.

“Now Mr Potter place your hands on my waist.”

“Come on Minnie at least let me by you dinner first.” James responded causing everyone to laugh,

“ENOUGH!” Minnie yelled and filch started to play the music we watched for a minute until Minnie yelled for all of us to get a partner. I stood up and looked over at the marauders Sirius was making a bee line to me when he was suddenly grabbed and pulled away by Marlene. I rolled my eyes as Remus walked up to me and grabbed my hand and started dancing.

“Ignore her Y/N, she is just clinging to the hope something is still there.”

“Maybe she needs to be reminded that he dumped her.”

“Don’t worry about her, have you figured out the next task.”

“Not yet,”

“Y/N its only weeks away.” Remus scolded.

“I know i have a plan don’t worry, lets just get through the full moon first yeah?”

Remus gave me a tired nod the full moon was days away and he was starting to get tired and jittery. We continued to dance until we were dismissed Remus and i quickly leaving.

“Y/N!” I hear Sirius yell out from behind me Remus gives me a quick glance i nod and he continues to walk away.

“Whats up Pads?” He stops in front of me.

“I am sorry about in there, Marlene….”

“Sirius it is fine you dont have to tell me how clingy she can get.” I shrug and look at my watch,

“Do you have somewhere to be?”

“Yes sorry I will see you at dinner yes?”

“Yeah see you then.” I quickly run off down to the border of the forbidden forest.

“You are late.” I hear a voice behind the tree to my left.

“If you are going to be like that I will leave.” I turn and see Regulus walk out from behind the tree, he quickly gives me a hug.

“I am glad you are okay Y/N”

“Thank you Reg. I am glad that task is over.”

“I do not know what i would have done if you had roasted.”

“I am sure you would have managed. Look Regulus i think we need to tell Sirius and James.” We heard some rustling leaves and i could have sworn i saw the glimpse of a black tail but thought i was just imagining it.

“Y/N they wont understand or help.”

“Don’t underestimate them Reg afterall once you leave you will be living with us.”

“What??”

“I spoke to my mum and dad asked if after the this school year is out you stay with us same as Sirius. They said yes.”

“Why would they do that, they don’t know me.”

“Just because your a Slytherin and a Black doesn’t mean you are untrustworthy, you are not your family Reg.”

“Are you sure?”

“I trust you enough Reg that my parents trust you too.”

“Okay, by the way i did some reading, i think i can explain your sudden powerful magic.”

“I am listening.”

After a few hours i wondered back to the Great Hall to grab some dinner. As i walked in i noticed the marauders sitting with Lily Marlene and Dorcas, James had his arm around Lily which at this point was normal but what made me stop in my tracks was seeing Sirius with his arm wrapped around Marlene. I see Remus and give him a quick wave expecting him to wave back however i am met with a glare as he turns back to the boys them not even acknowledging me despite all having seen me. I look at Alice and Mary who are sitting slightly away with Frank and the Prewett twins they nod toward me and i take a seat next to Fabien.

“Well Potter you didn’t tell us you were shacking up with the youngest Black brother.” Fabien said nudging me. I roll my eyes, so i was right Sirius had seen me in forest with Regulus.

“That explains the silent treatment, i am not shacking up with him he had an idea of what may have caused my super magic ability i displayed against the dragon.”

They all nodded at least they didnt seem upset.

“When did that happen again?” I shrug my head toward Sirius and Marlene.

“About an hour ago, just after he came in yelling about how you betrayed him and the other boys by being with Regulus” Gideon said shoving food in his mouth and i nodded looking down at my empty plate.

“I don’t think i am very hungry anymore.” I quickly stand from the table. Fabien following me quickly.

“Y/N!” He yelled out. I stopped and turned wiping away an unshed tear, hoping he wouldn’t notice, I wasn’t so lucky and he pulled me into a hug.

“They are so quick to judge and won’t let me explain.”

“Ignore them, focus on yourself for a little while just get through the Yule ball and the second task and you can sort it out over Christmas.”

“Thanks Fabien, though i don’t have to worry about the Yule ball i don’t think i will be going.”

“Well that is unacceptable why wouldn’t you go?”

“Well i thought i would go with Sirius but i guess he is going with Marlene now.” Fabien nodded slightly before smiling widely.

“Well then aren’t you lucky there is a certain more attractive option then Black,” he smirked “perhaps a certain red headed twin” i gasp giggle slightly,

“You mean Gideon doesnt have a date.”

He nudges my shoulder “i meant me you dingus.”

“I would be honoured Fabien.” He gave me a wide smile walking back in the direction of the common room making small talk along the way.

Over the next week i spent a-lot of time with the twins, frank and alice and occasionally Mary and Dorcas, they were the only ones who didn’t call me a traitor and not let me explain what was actually happening, it was the night of the full moon and I was with Regulus sitting in the library doing some more research into element witches and ways for me to complete the second task, which Reg strongly believed i was. Of course he knew what had happened the day we met in the forest. I was scanning over a page but not really taking in the words.

“Shouldn’t you be out there with them considering it is a full moon.”

I snap my head toward him at the speed of light “how do you know?”

“You guys are the worst secret keepers ever how the whole school doesnt know i have no idea.”

“Normally i would be there but they don’t want me there.”

“Go out there anyway, they don’t have to know you are there.” I nod and sprint out of the library as i get closer to the forest i shift standing just behind the tree line i can see the Whomping Willow. I know if i go into there and find them in the shreaking shack they will be mad and thats not what Remus needs. After hours i was still sitting on the tree line, it had been a quiet night and Remus had obviously not wanted to wander or had not escaped the shack, i sit up a little straighter as i see the sun rise slightly. I hear a shuffle and turn to see the four boys emerging from the whomping willow, i take in their appearances they all look tired dark circles beneath their eyes and none of them quite holding they heads as high as normal. Suddenly I saw James stop and glance toward the tree line where i was sitting, he turned back to the boys and sirius remus and peter continued walking towards the castle. When they are out of ear shot James turns back to me.

“You can come out now.” In my wolf form still i stepped out in front of my twin, turning back to my human form as i get closer.

“Hi James,” i say lowly his face giving a hint of happiness before going back to being expressionless.

“What do you want Y/N, i thought we made it clear we didnt want you around if you are with Black.”

“You made it clear, i just wanted to check on remus, and i am not sleeping with Regulus.”

“What?” James asked shocked

“He had some answers as to why my magic was so strong in the dragon arena.”

“Sirius said he was hugging you and saying he wouldn’t know what to do if you died, that sounds like more then just answers about magic, Y/N!” He yelled and i flinched before whispering in a hushed tone.

“i am helping him get away from his family.”

“What was that?”

“I AM HELPING HIM GET AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY!” I yell back and James freezes, “him and Andy, approached me last year asked if i could help get regulus out of the house, he couldnt run away to andys his parents would just drag him back, it had to be somewhere they couldn’t reach where better than the family who already took one of their sons in.”

“W-why didn’t you tell us?”

“Regulus didnt want me to tell you, he was embarrassed.”

“Why did you let us abandon you.”

“Honestly, i couldn’t be bothered arguing with you guys, I have enough to worry about with this stupid ball coming up which Fabien is trying to teach me to dance, the next challenge coming up soon and helping Reg, i couldnt add arguing with you guys cause of what you heard and what Sirius thinks he saw.”

“Y/N….i am”

“You are what sorry is that what you were going to say, sorry for what not giving me a chance to explain, not even bothering asking what was going on believing everything Sirius said without even asking me, your twin sister, what was going on. No you don’t get to apologise my best friends ignored me when i needed them, i was trying to figure put what cause my magic you know who was helping me.”

“Regulus.”

“Yeah Regulus, not you or remus or peter or sirius. So save it. Go be with the boys they need you.”

I changed back into my wolf form and ran toward the forest i needed to clear my head. I stoped and turned back toward the clearing i saw James run his hand over his face before running back to the castle. I turned around and ran further into the forest.

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The Original Part 6 - Felix Volturi x Reader

A/N: hi all part six is finally up! Sorry that it has taken so long! Hope y’all enjoy it! Any suggestions or questions please feel free to send it through xx

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Pairings: Felix Volturi x Reader

Warnings: death, violence, injury

I looked at the guard and the kings as Aro took in my words and my sudden reappearance, looking shocked i would dare challenge him. Caius, Marcus and the queens looked happy to see me along with the rest of the guard. All the guards were loyal to the Volturi but none directly to Aro and he knew should the day come where i grow tired of his reign there would be no one to stand behind him, not even Caius and Marcus who loved me like a little sister despite me being alot older than them.

“As you can clearly see Aro, they are innocent of the crime they were accused of.”

“Yes. But the child is still a danger to our kind.”

“No. She is not. She is not the first of her kind.”

“Impossible if there were more hybrids we would know about it.”

“You wouldn’t if they were hidden from you.” Aro looked at me with an anger i hadn’t seen in centuries.

“You dare defy your King and hide creatures we know nothing about.” He roared stepping forward to challenge me.

“You are not my King, you need to remember who put you in power and you need to remember that you may be the current King but that can change whenever I want it to, you also need to remember Aro. I AM YOUR QUEEN. And you answer to me.” Everyone had taken a few steps back watching and me and Aro stood staring at each other. I glanced slightly at Demetri, who seemingly understood what I meant, he nudged Jane and looked between her and Aro, Jane looked shocked before looking at me, she was always quick picking up on plans when i gave her a reassuring nod she focused her gift on Aro who dropped to the ground in pain. A shocked look crossed everyones face. Two lower guards who idolised Aro made a move toward Jane only to be stopped by Marcus and Caius, they had worked what was happening and they were honestly glad about it, Aro had become a paranoid crazy king who wanted power and gifts instead of being someone who enforced the law.

“You see Aro, it took some time but I finally figured out your little habit. Collecting gifted vampires and wiping out covens to do so. I’ll give you credit you were smart, leaving decades even centuries between doing it so no one picked up a pattern.” I circled around him as be was on the ground Jane stopped using her gift and i moved to stand in front of Aro, Alecs gift making his way around Aro while Demetri Felix and Caius moved to stand behind Aro.

“They will never follow you Y/N our kind will never bow to a hybrid vampire especially a woman its why you put me in charge.”

“Then they will pay the price for it Aro. Felix Demetri you know what to do.” They grabbed a hold of his arms while i grabbed his head,

“You reign will end Y/N you cannot rule forever.”

“Perhaps, but that day is not today.” The boys quickly remove his arms as i do the same with his head, Caius lowering the torch to him. As we looked away from the scene of Aros burning body I notice the guard, queens and even the Cullens and their friends bowing down on on knee.

“Please stand everyone. The King is dead, I will be joining the Volturi permanently to take his place. My brothers Marcus and Caius will remain on the thrones other than that nothing changes.” Everyone agreed no one attempted to put up a fight against me minus two. The two guards that lunged at Jane were now being held by Afton and Santiago when they managed to slip through their hold and headed toward me, Demetri and Felix were quick to grab them dragging them in front of me.

“I take it you are not happy with the new leadership.”

“We will never bow to a hybrid scum like you.” I heard growls specifically the loudest came from Felix who was holding the vampire who spoke.

“Darling” i say bending down to be face to face with grabbing his chin as he hisses. “That is no way to speak to your queen, beside i am not just a hybrid, i am the original hybrid, the rightful queen of this world and most of all, I am a Tribrid.” I whisper the last part into his ear so no one else can hear. I look up at Demetri and Felix and give a small nod before turning back facing the cullens hearing the sound of breaking porcelain behind me. Carlisle stepped forward to address me.

“Y/N, i am glad to see you take your rightful place and am indebted to you for helping my family.”

“Of course Carlisle after all you are family to me also.” I nod he smiles back at me but only a half smile he knows deep in his mind that he is not put of the woodwork yet.

“For all those here today who are sceptical about whether or not a hybrid is a danger please allow me to introduce Nahuel a hybrid much like the child.” Nahuel made his way onto the field explaining to the world his diet and age, i look at Caius and Marcus who nod back at me agree that it is okay to let the child live.

“Now for the punishment of the Cullens.”

“W-what, y-you can’t” Bella yells from across the field.

“Silence Bella!” I snap making her step back, “you and your family have been given enough chances!” All the cullens look at me in fear, unsure of what is going to happen.

“I will give you two options.” I say looking at Carlisle, “the child can come and live with us for a few years after all i do have experience controlling hybrids, to ensure that she indeed will not harm humans and you guys can visit whenever you want” I heard Bella, Edward and a wolf growl lowly.

“You said there was a second option?” Rose interjected.

“A member or member’s of your coven join the Volturi, gifted or not and you don’t get visting rights.”

“Why are you doing this Y/N?” Edward growled.

“As i told Carlisle when i agreed to help it is time you and your family pay for your indiscretions.”

“If we give our daughter to you can we come with her?” Bella asked.

“Of course you can. And you can leave after 7 years when she should be fully grown.”

Edward and Bella looked at each other and then their family and nodded. They grabbed their daughter and started walking toward us. As the reached where we were standing i walked them to stand with the lower guard. I heard a growl and turned to the the brown wolf had started running toward us. I saw the guard start to move and I stopped them.

“JAKE! NO!” Bella yells I stand in front of the guard and the wolf hits me into the air with his nose. While i am in the air i feel myself phase, i land on the ground looking down at my grey paws. I slowly lift my head and look at the brown wolf who backed away as i lifted my head to be above his.

“What the hell……”

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Hogwarts Champion Part 4 - Sirius Black x Reader

A/N: Here is Part 4, i am not overly happy with chapter but needed a bridge chapter! It is a bit shorter than the last parts as well. As always any feedback or suggestion or request please let me know! x

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Part 3

Pairing: Sirius Black x Reader

Warnings: injury, fluff

Time slowed for the four marauders staring at their best friend who was being lifted onto a stretcher and carried to the hospital wing. The follow suit behind remus picking up the golden egg that was left behind. As everyone arrived at the hospital wing they put Y/N onto one of the beds. The healers were quick to close the curtains around her as they examined her. Sirius and James moved forward so they could try and catch a glimpse of Y/N laying in the bed. McGonagall was quick to step in front of them.

“Boys, I know you want to be with her but let them do their job.” She told them in a sad voice.

“But…”

“No buts Mr Potter, take Mr Black and the others back to the common room, if there is any news you will be the first to know okay.” The boys nodded and grab Sirius’ are dragging him out of the hospital wing. As they exited the doors Sirius spoke for the first time.

“I am going to wait here,”

“Pads you heard what Minnie said.”

“I know Moony but I cannot leave her.”

James spun toward Sirius an angry look on her face.

“So what now you dont want to abandon my sister! Our best friend! But you were fine abandoning her for the last few weeks to what run off with Marlene!”

“James…..” Remus tried to calm him down.

“No Remus, he ignored her, he hurt her.”

“WE ALL DID.” Remus yells everyone looking at him.

“We all did in one way or another, she was feeling lost, insecure, unworthy, its why she entered this contest in the first place.”

“What?” The other three boys muttered.

“I found out over the summer, i found her upset in her room on weekend when we were staying over, she told me everything was starting to wear her down. The constants comparisons to you feeling like she was never good enough never making your parents proud enough, Sirius that girl is so head over heels for you and all she did was watch you flirt with every other girl that is not her, then when she finally gets a boy interested she gets dumped for someone else or cheated on, her whole Hogwarts life she has felt second best to everyone! And none of us noticed! Then she finally does something for her and her best friend ignores her and her brother yells at her!”

“W-we didn’t know.” James whispers

“Yeah what great friends we are.” Peter whispers “she does everything for us and we didn’t notice she was having a hard time.”

Remus nods and leaves the boys Peter following quickly behind. James and Sirius looked at eachother before taking a seat on a step near the hospital wing.

“How did we not know.” James mutters.

“We were too busy to notice the best thing we have in our life was struggling. We have a lot to make up for.”

“That we do. Sirius have you every seen Y/N use that much power before.”

“No Prongs, I grew up around some of the most powerful wizard families and I have never seen anyone use power like that.”

Before James could reply Minnie burst through the doors.

“Ahh Mr Potter, Mr Black i should have known you would be here still.”

James and Sirius quickly stood and ran over to her not saying anything.

“She looks as though she will be okay, now it is just a matter of her waking up.”

“B-but she is okay.”

“Yes Mr Potter, she has a few broken ribs, a broken arm and cuts and bruises as for why she won’t wake up we believe it may have to do with the show of power she displayed.”

The boys nodded breathing a sigh of relief,

“You can go sit with her, i will not be the one to keep you from her.”

The boys walked into the hospital wing both pulling up a chair on either side holding Y/Ns hand.

SIRIUS POV

One Week Later

It had been a week since Y/N went up against the dragons and she still hadn’t woken up, James and I stayed by her side not wanting to leave her alone, we only left to shower and eat and when we left we made sure Remus or Peter sat with her. Minnie had allowed us to not go to class considering Y/N was family so long as we did our homework which Remus got for us. No one could tell us why she hadn’t woken up but everyone was sure it had to do with the amount of magic she used, we bad started doing our own research into how she used that much magic, after all James was her twin and never showed any sign of being that powerful and she had never shown those signs either. Sure the Potter Twins were two of the most powerful students in our class but Y/N showed a different type of power no one had seen before, we even wrote to Mr and Mrs Potter and they didn’t have any ideas either.

I was sitting next to Y/N James had been dragged away by Lily to go eat in the Great Hall, I was reading a book on element witches as i held her hand when i suddenly felt her squeeze my hand. I all but threw the book onto the next bed as i clasped my other hand around hers and she squeezed it again, I looked around to see if anyone was near by when i saw my brother.

“Reg!” I yelled, and my brother turned to look at me with a glare until he saw the panic on my face, “Please go get James and the others.” He just nodded and ran to the great hall. I sat there staring at Y/N hoping this meant she was waking up.

James POV

Lily had come into the hospital wing where i was sitting with my twin. This last week i hadn’t spent much time with anyone other than Sirius and a sleeping Y/N. Lily all but dragged me out to the Great Hall to eat a proper meal claiming that Y/N would be angry if I didn’t look after myself.

“James! James!” I was broken from my thoughts as i looked up at a concerned Lily.

“What Lils?”

“Please try to eat.” I noticed that my food sat in front of me untouched.

“I-I can’t what if she doesnt wake up.” I heard my voice break and so did everyone around me. All of a sudden we were all pulled away from the conversation as we heard Regulus Black crash into a student running into the Great Hall. We heard him mumble a quick apology as he kept running, he came to a stop in front of us, trying to catch his breath.

“S-sirius, Y/N, waking up.” I jumped out of my seat upon making sense of Regulus’ incoherent sentence, running out of the Great Hall followed by Remus, Peter and Regulus. When we finally made it to the hospital wing we were greeted with the long awaited sight of Y/N sitting up smiling with Sirius next to her tears rolling down his face while he smiles.

Y/N POV

I felt something heavy in my hand, out of muscle memory I gave it a small squeeze, i then heard a thud and then more weight on my hand, so i squeezed it again. Then i heard something that sounded like yelling, though i couldn’t make out who or what was being said. My eyelids felt like they weighed a tonne however i forced them open taking in my surroundings. The hospital wing. I then sat up to see Sirius sitting on a chair next to my bed tears rolling down his cheek as holding onto my hand like a lifeline while looking at the ground head resting on our hands.

“Well you look like crap Pads.” He whipped his head around to look at me and a smile spread across his lips, before i knew it he smashed his lips against mine.

“Not that i am complaining but what was that for.”

“Don’t ever worry me like that again Y/N, watching you fall from that broom after taking on a dragon. I have never been so worried.” I look at him closer than before noticing a bit of stubble growing around his face, hair tied back, red and puffy eyes,

“How long?”

“A week,” i took a deep breath,

“Guess that explains the little beard you have going on.” I laughed and he giggled as well.

“A week in a coma and you are poking fun at me. Y/N we need to talk.” We were interrupted before Sirius could say anything else by four boys crashing still at the door, i saw my disheveled looking twin at the front of the group surprise and then shock on his face as he runs toward me squishing me in a tight hug.

“J-James i cant breathe.” I giggle as he pulls away,

“Sorry,” he mumbles. Remus and peter are next over giving me quick gentle hugs all of them have glazed over eyes full of unshed tears,

“Gosh anyone would thing you guys were worried about me.”

“What gave that away.” I hear a giggle from behind them.

“Reg what are you doing here?” I ask a small smile on my face. All the boys tense it was no secret they were not regulus biggest fans. They thought he was a pureblood fanatic like his parents, what they didnt know was Reg and I had become friends in recent years, the other thing they didnt know was i helping Reg try and escape his parents we just hadnt figured out a plan yet.

I could see Reg contemplating his answer.

“I was walking past the hospital when you started waking up Sirius asked me to get James.”

“Well its nice to see you, thank you for getting my brother.” He nodded and walked away.

“That was weird, why would a slytherin check up on you.” Sirius asked.

“Maybe your brother was concerned and thought you would go even more mad if i didnt wake up.” I joked though Remus was the only one who laughed.

“Well boys I think we should let Y/N rest.” Remus said breaking the silence before he and peter gave me a quick hug and started walking out.

“I will be back later okay sis?”

“I would expect nothing less, can you write to mum and dad tell them i am okay?”

He nods giving me a kiss on the forehead and following the other to.

“Want to tell me whats going round in your head Siri?”

“I thought I lost you twice, and that you had died not knowing how i feel about you.”

“Would how you feel have anything to do with you ignoring me since i got selected.” I say with a little bit of anger behind it, Sirius lowers his head and nods a little.

“Talk Pads tell me what you are thinking.”

“I Love You Y/N, hearing your name being called out for a deadly tournament i got so scared, then remus telling us how you dont feel worthy of being our friend and pretty much that you don’t know how proud we are of you or how we would crumble without you and that you have been struggling and none of us, that I haven’t noticed that, watching you take on a dragon thinking it killed you with fire, seeing you use an enormous amount of power then falling off the broom landing you in a coma, i feel like i failed you.” Sirius finally took a breath.

“I love you too Sirius.” His head snapped up making eye contact with me.

“Really after everything i just said.”

“Yep after everything. But you have a girlfriend remember.”

“I broke it off with her.”

“Really when?”

“The night you were selected.”

I stared at him blankly that was over three weeks ago now and i hadn’t noticed.

“Why didn’t you tell us.”

“I was scared and you were already stressed and needed to look after yourself.”

I grip his hand slightly tighter.

“When you are out of here we are going on a real date.”

“I would love that.”

“Maybe we can go to the Yule Ball together?”

“The what?”

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